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A town of 2,354 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Vérines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,702/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Vérines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vérines 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Vérines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in Sainte-Soulle, 1.8 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vérines.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Charente-Maritime is 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 91 residents of Vérines died, against 138 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Vérines is Hopital Saint Louis la Rochelle, 8.6 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Jobs based in Vérines number 150, against 1,200 residents in work (0.1 per worker). The census found 5.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €27,610 a year per consumption unit, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Vérines | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,702/m², comes from 88 sales of houses and apartments in Vérines from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €12.26/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €13.19/m² a month, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,708/m² | 87 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vérines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vérines as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vérines | 2,354 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Sainte-Soulle | 5,034 | 2.4 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Dompierre-sur-Mer | 6,315 | 4.6 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
| La Jarrie | 3,458 | 5.1 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 5.9 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Saint-Xandre | 5,677 | 6.1 | B+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| Périgny | 8,877 | 6.5 | B+ | D− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vérines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,702/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vérines grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vérines is a commune of 2,354 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de La Rochelle. 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.