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Population 274: a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Verneuil out for now. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Verneuil does most differently from other towns.
Verneuil has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1895.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verneuil.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Verneuil has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Nièvre’s towns (32%). Among adults, 17% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Verneuil | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Verneuil: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The census found 4.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 11.4%, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
House rents are put at about €6.93/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Verneuil.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Verneuil’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château et dépendances: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Verneuil as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verneuil | 274 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 5.4 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Decize | 4,932 | 6 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 15 | C+ | A | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Verneuil is a commune of 274 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais. 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.