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A town of 124 in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Veyreau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Veyreau does most differently from other towns.
Veyreau has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Veyreau.
Among adults, 36% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 29% of residents have reached 65.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Veyreau | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Veyreau is Prieuré de Saint-Jean-de-Balmes. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Veyreau went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Veyreau recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Veyreau. Best known first.
Veyreau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Prieuré de Saint-Jean-de-Balmes: Photo: Anthospace · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Veyreau yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyreau | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millau | 22,044 | 13 | A− | B | B− | B+ |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 4,026 | 16 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Veyreau is a commune of 124 people in the Communauté de communes de Millau Grands Causses. 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) · 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.