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It is a town of 6,290 residents in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At A− overall, Vouneuil-sous-Biard ranks #12 of 29 in Vienne. That leaves it better than just over four fifths of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,164/m², so 70 m² costs 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools, B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
The one thing Vouneuil-sous-Biard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vouneuil-sous-Biard 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Vouneuil-sous-Biard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Logis du Pré-Bernard, in Quinçay, 2.1 mi away.
4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vouneuil-sous-Biard.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 542 residents of Vouneuil-sous-Biard died, against 631 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. In Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 family doctors.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
The commonest graded crime in Vouneuil-sous-Biard was family violence (2025). Over 2025, Vouneuil-sous-Biard logged 55 recorded offenses.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #12 of 26 in Vienne on results. For collège, the closest is 1.4 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Vouneuil-sous-Biard, 92.7% passed the bac, near both Vienne’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joséphine BakerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 85%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Nelson MandelaNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 242 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège François RabelaisBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 176 | 97%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €27,930 a year per consumption unit, above Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Vouneuil-sous-Biard holds 1,150 jobs; 2,750 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.1% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,164/m², comes from 188 sales of houses and apartments in Vouneuil-sous-Biard from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.48/m² a month, between Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 97% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,158/m² | 183 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, higher than both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Vouneuil-sous-Biard in two is 43.9. The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Vouneuil-sous-Biard | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Vouneuil-sous-Biard. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Rupert-de-Chièvres4.9 km east, in PoitiersGardenGardenParc de Blossac4.6 km east, in PoitiersFortFortEnceinte de Poitiers4.2 km east, in PoitiersAttractionAttractionHôtel des Postes4.8 km east, in PoitiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Commanderie3.3 km southwest, in BérugesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Vouneuil-sous-Biard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vouneuil-sous-Biard yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouneuil-sous-Biard | 6,290 | — | A− | C+ | A− | A |
| Fontaine-le-Comte | 3,972 | 3.4 | A− | B− | B+ | A |
| Migné-Auxances | 6,285 | 3.5 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Poitiers | 89,916 | 3.5 | C | C+ | D | A− |
| Saint-Benoît | 7,375 | 3.8 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Buxerolles | 10,289 | 4.1 | B− | C+ | C+ | A |
| Cissé | 2,869 | 4.4 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #12 of 26 in Vienne. 94% of 242 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Nelson Mandela in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,164/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vouneuil-sous-Biard grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vouneuil-sous-Biard is a commune of 6,290 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. 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
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 9, 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.