At under 1,000 residents, Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais is too small for the grades other French towns get. 14% of its homes are second homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais stand out
The 2 things Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais’ story
Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2009.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais: 50% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Since 2009, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. On the Culture ministry’s list, Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%
Jobs located in Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €27,430 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.1% of Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais, 0.3 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
On the Culture ministry’s list, Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais is a commune of 239 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
239 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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.
