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This town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 4,903.
Good on most counts; one lags. Recorded crime is low (A+): an average of 1.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is a strength too (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 3.8% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,058/m², so 70 m² costs 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole. The catch is walkability: 31% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall and a rank of #1 of 19 in Haute-Vienne. It comes out better than 98% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Verneuil-sur-Vienne 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 one thing Verneuil-sur-Vienne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verneuil-sur-Vienne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verneuil-sur-Vienne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Dolmen de La Croix-du-Breuil: Photo: Fvd-v · Public domain
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verneuil-sur-Vienne.
No compared town in Haute-Vienne has less graded crime per resident than Verneuil-sur-Vienne: it ranks first of 19. In 2025, 16 offenses were recorded in the town. The graded crime recorded most here was burglary (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.4% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Median disposable income is €29,380 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5 GPs practise in Verneuil-sur-Vienne. At birth, a girl in Haute-Vienne can expect 84.4 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 465 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 424, 9% fewer.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Haute-Vienne costs more to buy into than Verneuil-sur-Vienne, at €2,058/m², the highest of 23. Behind the median of €2,058/m²: 105 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.01/m² a month, about level with Haute-Vienne’s towns (€10.01/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,058/m² | 105 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.8%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Typical age in Verneuil-sur-Vienne: 45.5, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Verneuil-sur-Vienne. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Verneuil-sur-Vienne.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Verneuil-sur-Vienne is a commune of 4,903 people in the Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 4,903 | — | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 3.4 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Isle | 7,995 | 4.8 | A− | B− | A− | A− |
| Couzeix | 10,195 | 5.3 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Limoges | 129,937 | 6 | C | B+ | D | B− |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | 6.3 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 6.5 | B | C+ | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 19 in Haute-Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,058/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verneuil-sur-Vienne grades B for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.
