Housing is within reach (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is schools (C−): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Work and incomes lag (C): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: 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. Vouneuil-sur-Vienne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vouneuil-sur-Vienne 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 Vouneuil-sur-Vienne.
Schools
Exam results around Vouneuil-sur-Vienne trail 84% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, 86.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, below Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.6 mi off. The nearest collège is 0.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 4.6% of commuters in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne go to work without a car, fewer than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,290 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.6%. 4.9% of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, 0.4 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
A home in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne sells for €1,368/m², less than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.10/m² a month, higher than Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.02/m² a month. Also worth knowing: between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 67 homes in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne.
€1,368/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne€1,368/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,368/m²
67
€11.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €13.25/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Vouneuil-sur-Vienne: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is Château du Fou. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vouneuil-sur-Vienne counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Vienne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne. The nearest emergency department to Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault, 7.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 300 residents of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne died, against 254 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. Life expectancy at birth in Vienne is 85.8 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
7.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 21% of people in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne are under 15, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older.
42.1median age
Vouneuil-sur-VienneVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Is Vouneuil-sur-Vienne safe?
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vouneuil-sur-Vienne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vouneuil-sur-Vienne grades B for cost of living.
About Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is a commune of 2,277 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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.
