Véretz’s strongest is safety (A+): an average of 1.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also does well on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What counts against it is schools — brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Walkability is weaker too — 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,470/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées. The overall grade comes out at B+, #21 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. Set against the rest, it does better than 71% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Véretz 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Véretz.
Safety
For crime per resident, Véretz sits below 97% of compared French towns
Véretz ranks first of the 37 compared towns in Indre-et-Loire on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie figures for Véretz show 48 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was burglary (2025).
1.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary23
Criminal damage13
Family violence7
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud30
Theft without violence10
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.
1.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
48
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence 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 (17.9% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Schools around Véretz do less well than those of 91% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #39 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. The brevet pass rate near Véretz is 83.0%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Véretz run lower than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Véretz’s deaths ran at 76 per 100 expected, close to Indre-et-Loire’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 350 residents of Véretz died, against 384 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. At birth, a girl in Indre-et-Loire can expect 86.1 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Véretz can choose among 6 GPs.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Véretz · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Trousseau
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Véretz run higher than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €29,810 a year per consumption unit
Véretz holds 500 jobs; 2,150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 6.1%. At the census, 6.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
500
jobs based in Véretz, 0.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Véretz, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. Véretz has a median age of 44 years. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, higher than Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and near compared French towns (11%).
44median age
VéretzIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments in Véretz, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Véretz is Église Notre-Dame. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Véretz gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
130 sales of houses and apartments in Véretz, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,470/m². A house rents for an estimated €10.25/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
€2,470/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Véretz€2,470/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,467/m²
129
€12.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.54 to €15.40/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Véretz
Is Véretz safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Véretz good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Véretz expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,470/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.74/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Véretz grades C+ for cost of living.
About Véretz
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Véretz is a commune of 4,644 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées. 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
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.
