Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 799 residents in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Vernelle falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing La Vernelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vernelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame la Blanche, in Selles-sur-Cher, 2 mi away.
23% 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 La Vernelle.
27% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half the people of La Vernelle are older than 46.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Vernelle | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.4%. Jobs located in La Vernelle: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,200 a year per consumption unit, near Indre’s towns (€23,370) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les PressignyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 91%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Vernelle from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Vernelle. Best known first.
Nothing in La Vernelle 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 La Vernelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vernelle | 799 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selles-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 4,184 | 2.1 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Chabris | 2,740 | 4.3 | — | A | — | C |
| Noyers-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,631 | 7.9 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Saint-Aignan Loir-et-Cher | 2,789 | 9.3 | B | A | D | A |
| Villefranche-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,678 | 10 | B | A | A− | D |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher | 18,373 | 12 | C− | B+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
La Vernelle is a commune of 799 people in the Communauté de communes Écueillé-Valençay. 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 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.