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3,050 people live in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Recorded crime is low (A+): an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The drawback is walkability: 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,920/m² takes 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall, better than almost every compared French town. In the ranking it comes #3 of 48 in Loire.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The 2 things Commelle-Vernay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Commelle-Vernay 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 Culture ministry lists no building in Commelle-Vernay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Vincent, in Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Commelle-Vernay. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette4 km north, in RoanneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaulieu4.2 km north, in RiorgesAttractionAttractionMaison de la Prévôté3 km east, in ParignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Vincent4 km east, in Saint-Vincent-de-BoissetTheme parkTheme parkParc de la plage2.4 km southwest, in VillerestChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ailly2.4 km east, in ParignyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Commelle-Vernay.
Of the graded crimes in Commelle-Vernay, burglary came up most often (2025). In all, 19 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. This Loire town comes 2nd of the 48 compared towns in Loire on the Safety Grade.
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 24.4% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Loire can expect 85.6 years and a boy 80.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 196 residents of Commelle-Vernay died, against 260 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
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.
The median price, €1,920/m², comes from 89 sales of houses and apartments in Commelle-Vernay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,920/m² | 89 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 200 candidates at 3 lycées. Its schools’ results rank #14 of 50 in Loire. Also worth knowing: the town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de La FontaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 87%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jean PuyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 265 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Sainte-Anne PrivateBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 21 | 100%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,680 a year per consumption unit. Commelle-Vernay holds 400 jobs; 1,250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Commelle-Vernay in two is 49.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Commelle-Vernay | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Commelle-Vernay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Commelle-Vernay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A+ for safety, #2 of 48 in Loire.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #14 of 50 in Loire. The lycée stands out: 100% of 265 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Puy in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,920/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Commelle-Vernay grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Commelle-Vernay is a commune of 3,050 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. 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) · 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 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.