Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,975 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Veauche grades A overall: better than 93% of compared French towns, and #8 of 48 in Loire.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Veauche does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Veauche 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Veauche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
4.8% 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 Veauche.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 599 residents of Veauche died, against 841 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% fewer. In Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Veauche is Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne, 6.7 mi away. The town has 8 family doctors.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
More of the graded crimes in Veauche were burglary than anything else (2025). 158 offenses were reported in Veauche during 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4 (2023–2025 average).
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SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Children are 16% of the town. Half the people of Veauche are older than 47.5. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Loire’s towns (28%) and near compared French towns (30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Veauche | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, below Loire’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.45/m² a month, higher than Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Veauche: €2,616/m² for houses, €2,277/m² for apartments. A home here costs 6.7 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de Forez-Est.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,616/m² | 179 |
| Apartments | €2,277/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,210 a year per consumption unit, above both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and 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.
Near Veauche, 94.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Loire’s towns (93.4%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1 mi off. Schools rank #35 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine GuichardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 89%−6 pts |
| Lycée François Mauriac - ForezNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 436 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-Pierre PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 143 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Veauche. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Bouthéon2.9 km southwest, in Andrézieux-BouthéonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules4 km southeast, in Saint-Bonnet-les-OulesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Teillères3.5 km northeast, in Saint-GalmierWater parkWater parkNautiform3.8 km south, in Andrézieux-BouthéonChâteauChâteauChâteau Martouret4.9 km southwest, in Andrézieux-BouthéonAttractionAttractionFontaine Saint-Maurice4.5 km northwest, in CraintilleuxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Veauche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Veauche.
Françoise Héritier: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Salen: Gauttieri, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veauche | 8,975 | — | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 10,425 | 2.6 | B− | C | C | B |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| Bonson | 4,557 | 4.4 | A | B− | A+ | A− |
| La Fouillouse | 4,630 | 4.5 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 15,764 | 4.7 | A− | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Héand | 3,665 | 4.8 | — | C+ | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #11 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 67 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #35 of 50 in Loire. 98% of 436 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Mauriac - Forez in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Veauche grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Veauche is a commune of 8,975 people in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. 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 October 30, 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.