Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varennes-sur-Morge.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 16% of people in Varennes-sur-Morge are 65 or over, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
44.5median age
Varennes-sur-MorgePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education34%
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
Old homes shape Varennes-sur-Morge: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Varennes-sur-Morge, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Varennes-sur-Morge are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.3%
Varennes-sur-Morge has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €29,610 a year per consumption unit, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Varennes-sur-Morge, 0.1 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Varennes-sur-Morge costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.21/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.01/m² a month. The market in Varennes-sur-Morge: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
€10.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Varennes-sur-Morge€10.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€10.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €13.25/m² a month)
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Varennes-sur-Morge
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Varennes-sur-Morge is a commune of 429 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans. 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
Population
429 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Riom Limagne et Volcans
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.
