The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vézézoux; none is classé, France’s top protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1969

first monument protected

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Map1 historic monument Age of homes12% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vézézoux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Vézézoux are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

44.4median age

Graduates make up 20% of adults. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Vézézoux has a median age of 44.4.

VézézouxHaute-Loire medianFrance median

Haute-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP40%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vézézoux
	Vézézoux	Haute-Loire median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	8.5%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	22%	25%	22%
No diploma	12%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	40%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	19%	18%
Higher education	20%	27%	30%

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Ages44.4 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad0.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vézézoux?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vézézoux, 5.6%, runs below Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Vézézoux counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Vézézoux, 0.2 per working resident

5.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,940

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,940 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

91.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Vézézoux, 88.0% passed the bac, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.9 mi away. The closest collège is 1.3 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vézézoux91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Vézézoux88.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Marguerite ThomasNearest collègeCollège	Collège	65	91%−1 pt
Lycée professionnel François RabelaisNearest lycéeVocational lycée	Vocational lycée	25	88%−2 pts

88%

passed the vocational bac, −2 pts against the expected rate

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate

1.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées88.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vézézoux is €9.20/m² a month

€9.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Vézézoux.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vézézoux€9.20/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Loire median€8.91/m²

€9.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.30/m² a month)

€7.71/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vézézoux

13pages on Vézézoux

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.5 mi away Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors13% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Nearby attractions

Château d'Auzon and 2 more in and around Vézézoux

Museums and heritage in and near Vézézoux. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Auzon2.4 km southeast, in Auzon

MuseumMusée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines4.3 km northwest, in Brassac-les-Mines MuseumMuseumLa Virée d'Antan - Musée de la Locomotion1.7 km northwest, in Brassac-les-Mines

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Musée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines: A.BourgeoisP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Vézézoux

One notable person was born in Vézézoux.

Their page →

François BardyFrench politician · 1744–1831

About Vézézoux

Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vézézoux is a commune of 635 people in the Communauté de communes Auzon Communauté. 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: 635 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Auzon Communauté
Département: Haute-Loire (43)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code: 43261

Vézézoux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Loire →

Sainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesBrioudeIssoireVic-le-ComteVézézoux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vézézoux	635	—	—	—	—	—
Sainte-Florine	3,283	1.4	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme	3,412	1.4	B	A	B⁻	C
Brioude	6,527	7.7	B⁻	A	D	B
Issoire Puy-de-Dôme	15,115	11	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺
Vic-le-Comte Puy-de-Dôme	5,396	18	A⁺	A⁻	A	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.