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VenasAllier

A town of 217 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Venas a good place to live?

Venas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Venas stand out

The one thing Venas does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Paul
Église Saint-Paul · Inscrit · Photo: FredSeiller · CC0
Venas’ story

Venas in pictures

Venas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Paul
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Venas.

Who lives here

Few people in Venas are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 16%, between Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Graduates make up 29% of adults.

50.3median age
VenasAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Venas
VenasAllier medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–248.3%9.3%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education29%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Venas: 50% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Venas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Venas than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Venas: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). Median disposable income comes to €24,700 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Venas, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Venas costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.01/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

7 houses and apartments changed hands in Venas from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Venas€8.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €9.84/m² a month)
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Venas

11pages on Venas

Landmarks

Venas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Paul: Photo: FredSeiller · CC0

Famous people from Venas

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Venas yet.

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Venas’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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DésertinesMontluçonCommentryDomératPrémilhatHurielDésertinesMontluçonCommentryDomératPrémilhatHurielVenas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Venas217—————
Désertines4,25911BA−A−B−
Montluçon33,14712CADC
Commentry6,01713B+ABD
Domérat8,62213BAAC+
Prémilhat2,54015—A—C−
Huriel2,53615—A+—C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Venas

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Venas is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris 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

Population
217 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
12.4 sq mi (32.1 km²)
INSEE code
03303

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.