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A town of 1,919 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Le Vernet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 3.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,568/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy Communauté. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Le Vernet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Vernet 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 Le Vernet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de Louis XI, in Cusset, 1.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Vernet. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des arts d'Afrique et d'Asie3.8 km northwest, in VichyFortFortFortifications de Cusset2.6 km north, in CussetMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Célestins de Vichy3.1 km west, in VichyGardenGardenParc Kennedy3.3 km west, in VichyAttractionAttractionChalets Napoléon III3.8 km northwest, in VichyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Vernet.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Allier can expect 84.8 years and a boy 78.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 224 deaths in Le Vernet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 227: 1% below. The nearest emergency department to Le Vernet is Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy, 1.6 mi away.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,568/m²: 48 houses and apartments sold in Le Vernet between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,568/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 224 candidates at 2 lycées. The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. At the collèges within 5 km of Le Vernet, 85.0% passed the brevet, near Allier’s towns (84.2%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maurice Constantin WeyerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 82%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Valery LarbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 65 | 89%−8 pts |
| Collège Saint-Dominique PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 88 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Allier’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Vernet | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Le Vernet counts 0.3 jobs (250 jobs, 800 workers). 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Vernet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Le Vernet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vernet | 1,919 | — | — | A | — | A |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 1.1 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 1.8 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 2.1 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 8,943 | 2.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Saint-Yorre | 2,641 | 3 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 3.5 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Vernet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. 89% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Valery Larbaud in 2025, 8 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 €1,568/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Vernet grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Vernet is a commune of 1,919 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy Communauté. 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 October 30, 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.