Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Vernet-Chaméane.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Le Vernet-Chaméane than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 25% of adults
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Residents of Le Vernet-Chaméane have a median age of 49.6.
49.6median age
Le Vernet-ChaméanePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Le Vernet-Chaméane keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Vernet-Chaméane, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Le Vernet-Chaméane than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,090 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Le Vernet-Chaméane number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.6% of commuters travelled at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Le Vernet-Chaméane, 0.5 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Vernet-Chaméane
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Vernet-Chaméane is a commune of 775 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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
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.
