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A town of 1,505 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Veyras has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,125/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Veyras does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Veyras 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Veyras as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont d'Ouveze, in Privas, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Veyras.
13% are under 15, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of residents. Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Veyras | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ardèche, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 131 deaths in Veyras between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 163: 20% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Veyras is Centre hospitalier de Privas Ardeche, 1.1 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Veyras, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,125/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold here. Of the homes sold, 93% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,157/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,520 a year per consumption unit, above both Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 9.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bernard de VentadourNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 229 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Vincent d'IndyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 223 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique privé du Sacré-Coeur Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 41 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Veyras. Best known first.
Nothing in Veyras is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Veyras yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Veyras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns. 96% of 223 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Vincent d'Indy in 2025, a point 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 €2,125/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Veyras grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Veyras is a commune of 1,505 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. 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.