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65 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Saint-Vénérand: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Two fifths of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Vénérand does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Vénérand has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Vénérand has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Bruno: Photo: Bastien.pierre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vénérand.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Saint-Vénérand by age and the one in the middle is 43.5. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vénérand | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Vénérand has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
22.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Sales in Saint-Vénérand from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vénérand yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Vénérand is a commune of 65 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vénérand | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langogne Lozère | 2,836 | 13 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 15 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 15 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 16 | B | A− | D | C |
| Polignac | 2,819 | 17 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.