Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 341: a town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Venteuges falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a third of homes.
The one thing Venteuges does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Venteuges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tombeau du général anglais Mac Haren, in Saugues, 2.8 mi away.
30% 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 Venteuges.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Venteuges | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,880 a year per consumption unit. For its 150 residents in work, Venteuges has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 6.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Among the homes sold, 91% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Venteuges. A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Venteuges. Best known first.
Nothing in Venteuges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Venteuges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venteuges | 341 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 8.1 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère | 3,955 | 16 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Venteuges is a commune of 341 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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.