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VeyrièresCantal

121 residents make their home in this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Veyrières a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Veyrières out for now. 37% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.

What makes Veyrières stand out

The 2 things Veyrières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Veyrières’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Veyrières’ story

No historic monuments in Veyrières

The Culture ministry lists no building in Veyrières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église de Vendès, in Bassignac, 1.9 mi away.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Veyrières.

Who lives here

Few people in Veyrières are 15 to 24: 3.3%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Cantal’s towns (12%). Graduates make up 22% of adults. Typical age in Veyrières: 53.5, the median.

53.5median age
VeyrièresCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Veyrières
VeyrièresCantal medianFrance median
Under 1518%12%17%
15–243.3%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma24%20%19%
CAP or BEP18%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Veyrières, 1.9%, runs below Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €22,380 a year per consumption unit, below Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Veyrières, 0.3 per working resident
1.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Veyrières costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.01/m² a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Veyrières from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Veyrières€7.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €9.17/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

Tour de Chavaniac and 4 more in and around Veyrières

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Veyrières. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Veyrières

12pages on Veyrières

Landmarks

Nothing in Veyrières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Veyrières

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

How we find them →

Veyrières’ 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 →
MauriacUsselÉgletonsMauriacUsselÉgletonsVeyrières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Veyrières121—————
Mauriac3,4497.6AA+CB−
Ussel Corrèze9,18716B+A−C+B−
Égletons Corrèze4,34117B+A−A−C

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

About Veyrières

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Veyrières is a commune of 121 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
121 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
15254

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.