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VebretCantal

A town of 516 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Vebret a good place to live?

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

What makes Vebret stand out

The one thing Vebret does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis
Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vebret’s story

Vebret in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vebret counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1930First protected: Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis
  • 2019Most recently protected: Monument aux morts
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vebret.

Who lives here

Few people in Vebret are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Children are 14% of the town. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, about level with Cantal’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Vebret has a median age of 50.1.

50.1median age
VebretCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vebret
VebretCantal medianFrance median
Under 1514%12%17%
15–246%10%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+28%28%22%
No diploma24%20%19%
CAP or BEP39%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education15%26%30%

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

History

Vebret keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vebret counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Vebret go to work without a car, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €23,700 a year per consumption unit. For its 200 residents in work, Vebret has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Vebret, 0.6 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Vebret costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.24/m² a month

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

Vebret recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vebret€7.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.74 to €9.13/m² a month)
€6.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Piste des Arts - Zone d'exposition de Verchalles and 2 more in and around Vebret

Heritage and museums in and near Vebret. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vebret

13pages on Vebret

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vebret counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Monument aux morts: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-Louis: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vebret

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

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Vebret’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cantal →
MauriacUsselMauriacUsselVebret
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vebret516—————
Mauriac3,44913AA+CB−
Ussel Corrèze9,18717B+A−C+B−

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

About Vebret

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vebret is a commune of 516 people in the Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense. 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
516 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.5 sq mi (24.6 km²)
INSEE code
15250

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.