Vinon-sur-Verdon’s story
1 historic monument, none of them classé
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vinon-sur-Verdon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
- 2022First protected: Vestiges de la Villa antique de Pèbre
Vinon-sur-VerdonVar
It is a town of 4,464 residents in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
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Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
4,464
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€2,903
per m² · 132 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€12.35
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€27,160
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%
TownGrade
C+
#15 of 73 in Var
Is Vinon-sur-Verdon a good place to live?
The weak point is cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Vinon-sur-Verdon earns a C+: better than 37% of compared French towns, and #15 of 73 in Var. Its best grade is for schools — brevet results at the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
WeakestC−Cost of living
What makes Vinon-sur-Verdon stand out
The one thing Vinon-sur-Verdon does most differently from other towns.
How Vinon-sur-Verdon grades
Each subject compares Vinon-sur-Verdon 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.
Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC−Open →SchoolsAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB−Open →Walkability46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work · #49 of 85 in VarB−Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedB−Open →Jobs & income8.9% unemployment · #38 of 85 in VarB−Open →
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vinon-sur-Verdon.
HousingCost of living C−
The median home in Vinon-sur-Verdon sells for €2,903/m², against €3,797/m² in Var’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Vinon-sur-Verdon goes for €3,061/m², an apartment for €2,341/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.35/m² a month, below Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 77% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,903/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vinon-sur-Verdon€2,903/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,061/m² | 102 |
| Apartments | €2,341/m² | 30 |
€12.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €16.04/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Vinon-sur-Verdon, above Var’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, higher than both Var’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Half the people of Vinon-sur-Verdon are older than 43.3.
43.3median age
Vinon-sur-VerdonVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vinon-sur-Verdon | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vinon-sur-Verdon has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vinon-sur-Verdon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
2022
first monument protected
6.6%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.8 mi off. By results, schools here place #13 of 63 in Var.
88.0%passed the brevetBSchool Grade
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km
Vinon-sur-Verdon88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Yves MontandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 88%±0 pts |
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
0.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vinon-sur-Verdon ranks above 54% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.9 violent offenses and 14.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Vinon-sur-Verdon’s tally for 2025: 116 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage40
Family violence19
Other physical violence18
Theft from vehicles17
Burglary14
Vehicle theft8
Theft without violence19
Fraud19
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.
7.9
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
116
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.0%
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 · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 6.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Vinon-sur-Verdon, 8.9%, runs below Var’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Vinon-sur-Verdon has 1,100 jobs for 2,050 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €27,160 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,100
jobs based in Vinon-sur-Verdon, 0.5 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Vinon-sur-Verdon has a lower adjusted death rate than 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 379 deaths in Vinon-sur-Verdon from 2016 to 2025; there were 332, 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Vinon-sur-Verdon is Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli, 6.8 mi away. There is one general practitioner locally. At birth, a girl in Var can expect 86 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Vinon-sur-Verdon · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Vinon-sur-Verdon
14pages on Vinon-sur-Verdon
The big questions
SafetyB−7.9 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCost of livingC−Median €2,903/m² · rent €12.35/m² a monthHousing132 sales on record, the last three yearsSchoolsBOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealthB−1 GP · nearest emergency department 6.8 mi awayWork & commuteB−1,100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Landmarks
Vinon-sur-Verdon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Inscrit
Vestiges de la Villa antique de PèbreArchaeological site
Classé
Château des TempliersChâteau · 13th–16th c. · in Gréoux-les-Bains, 4.1 mi
Classé
Chapelle Notre-Dame de BeauvoirChapel · 12th c. · in Beaumont-de-Pertuis, 6 mi
Classé
Couvent de la Présentation (ancien)Convent · 19th c. · in Manosque, 7.1 mi
Famous people from Vinon-sur-Verdon
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vinon-sur-Verdon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Vinon-sur-Verdon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Gréoux-les-BainsSainte-TullePierrevertManosqueRiansVolxVinon-sur-Verdon
How the neighbors grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinon-sur-Verdon | 4,464 | — | C+ | C− | B− | B− |
| Gréoux-les-Bains Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 3,084 | 4 | D | D | C− | C |
| Sainte-Tulle Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 3,558 | 4.7 | C− | C | B | D |
| Pierrevert Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 3,945 | 6.6 | B | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Manosque Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 22,718 | 7 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Rians | 4,223 | 8.5 | C− | C | A− | D |
| Volx Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 3,243 | 10 | C | C− | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vinon-sur-Verdon
Is Vinon-sur-Verdon safe?
It grades B− for safety, #29 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 40 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vinon-sur-Verdon good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #13 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vinon-sur-Verdon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vinon-sur-Verdon grades C− for cost of living.
About Vinon-sur-Verdon
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vinon-sur-Verdon is a commune of 4,464 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. 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
- Population
- 4,464 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération
- Département
- Var (83)
- Région
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Area
- 13.9 sq mi (36.1 km²)
- INSEE code
- 83150
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.