Église de Saint-Rémy: Photo: Jan Niggemann · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vergezac.
History
Vergezac keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Vergezac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église de Saint-Rémy. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Vergezac has fewer older residents than Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over
43.4median age
18% are under 15, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.8% of residents. Residents of Vergezac have a median age of 43.4.
VergezacHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Vergezac are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.2%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Vergezac number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income is €24,500 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Vergezac, 0.4 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Vergezac is a commune of 470 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. 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
470 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8 sq mi (20.8 km²)
INSEE code
43257
Vergezac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
