Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 21.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 0.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate. The overall grade lands at B+, #1 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. That leaves it better than 73% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vincennes with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vincennes.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Vincennes run higher than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €40,120 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Vincennes counts 0.7 jobs (18,350 jobs, 26,150 workers). Four in five commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (55.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.3%.
80%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport66%
Driving14%
On foot7%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
18,350
jobs based in Vincennes, 0.7 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Vincennes than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €29.41/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Vincennes, houses go for €10,817/m² and apartments for €8,571/m². The median price, €8,607/m², comes from 2,174 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. This Val-de-Marne town is the second most expensive of the 47 towns in Val-de-Marne, at €8,607/m².
€8,607/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vincennes€8,607/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€10,817/m²
98
Apartments
€8,571/m²
2,076
€29.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€23.32 to €37.09/m² a month)
21.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Vincennes, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns: 68 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,950 deaths in Vincennes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 4,079: 28% below. Average lifespans in Val-de-Marne: 86.7 years for women, 82.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Val-de-Marne town has 47 family doctors.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
47
GPs in Vincennes · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital D Instruction des Armees Begin
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Rouques les Bluets
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Vincennes is a graduates’ town: 72% hold a degree, more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.
38.5median age
VincennesVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP7%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education72%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Brevet near Vincennes: 88.3% passed, against 85.4% in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 87.5% in compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 79% of 2,252 candidates passed at the 23 vocational lycées within 5 km. At the lycées within 5 km of Vincennes, 90.7% passed the bac, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #7 of 47 in Val-de-Marne.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Vincennes is lower than in 61% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Vincennes were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.8 cases of violence against people and 14.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). This Val-de-Marne town comes 3rd of the 44 compared towns in Val-de-Marne on the Safety Grade. In all, 850 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025.
4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage358
Theft from vehicles110
Family violence107
Burglary79
Other physical violence70
Sexual violence62
Vehicle theft58
Armed robbery6
Theft without violence871
Fraud706
Drug use142
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
850
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 15% of the housing. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2013. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Vincennes is Château de Vincennes.
Château de Vincennes: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville de Vincennes: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abords du château de Vincennes: Photo: ignis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Louis de Vincennes: Photo: Jean Rebiffé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pierre Messmer: Roland Godefroy, CC BY 3.0 · Louis Ier d'Anjou: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain · Jacques Bainville: Frédéric Boissonnas, Public domain · Gustave Émile Boissonade: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Laurence Dumont: LeCardinal, CC BY 4.0
Vincennes’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vincennes
Is Vincennes safe?
It grades B for safety, #3 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 79 burglaries and 358 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vincennes good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #7 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 100% of 113 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de la Providence in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vincennes expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €8,607/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vincennes grades D− for cost of living.
About Vincennes
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Vincennes is a commune of 48,193 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
