Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 811 people live in this town, in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Vézelin-sur-Loire: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
The one thing Vézelin-sur-Loire does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vézelin-sur-Loire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte (ancienne), in Pommiers-en-Forez, 4 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vézelin-sur-Loire is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vézelin-sur-Loire.
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Vézelin-sur-Loire has a median age of 44.5 years. Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vézelin-sur-Loire | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 350 residents in work, Vézelin-sur-Loire has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,200 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Vézelin-sur-Loire from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vézelin-sur-Loire yet.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vézelin-sur-Loire is a commune of 811 people in the Communauté de communes des Vals d'Aix et Isable. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézelin-sur-Loire | 811 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 7.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 8.1 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 8.2 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Le Coteau | 6,845 | 9.6 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 9.8 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Roanne | 35,409 | 11 | B+ | A | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.