A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.8%
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. Higher than in 88% of compared French towns: 47% of households are one person living alone. Census day 2023: 149 residents and 72 households in Vernusse. Across Vernusse, 20% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Throughout this page, the Allier median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Vernusse
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 28 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vernusse, 24% of its 120 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vernusse had 169 residents at the 2012 census and 149 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 16 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Vernusse sits above 94% of compared French towns for second homes (24%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
One household in 15 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, 14% of homes stand empty. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A change of −12% since 2012 leaves Vernusse behind 98% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Allier town −1%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought −9%; 2017 to 2023, −3%.
Vernusse is older than 74% of compared French towns: a median age of 48
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vernusse 48. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 24%, Vernusse is ahead of 60% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 58% of compared French towns, at 27%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.1 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €23,820 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,820 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 74% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6.7% in Vernusse, less than in 71% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
For Vernusse, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 33%. Against that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 61% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
For Vernusse, the census puts foreign nationals at 4.6%. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 16% in Vernusse, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
33% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 78% of compared French towns: 22%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification: 17% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (149 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Vernusse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernusse | 48 | 24% | 24% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines 3,480 · 9.9 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Commentry 6,017 · 11.4 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 4,884 · 15.2 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Gannat 5,610 · 15.6 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Vernusse
What is the population of Vernusse?
149 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (169).
How old are Vernusse’s residents?
The median age is 48, older than 74% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vernusse?
28, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vernusse?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (4.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vernusse?
€23,820 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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