Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 295: a town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vassel falls below the line for grades. Only 11% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Vassel does most differently from other towns.
Vassel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1917.
26% 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 Vassel.
Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Residents of Vassel have a median age of 39.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Vassel | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Vassel is Ancien château de Vassel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Vassel has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. No commute at all: 1.3% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
General-bac pupils go 4.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 3.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MortaixNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Vassel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Vassel. Best known first.
Vassel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château de Vassel: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vassel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassel | 295 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vertaizon | 3,527 | 1.2 | B+ | B | A+ | D |
| Billom | 4,805 | 3.2 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Mur-sur-Allier | 3,111 | 3.2 | — | B | — | B− |
| Pont-du-Château | 12,412 | 3.8 | B+ | B | B | B |
| Lempdes | 8,709 | 5.5 | B+ | C− | B | A |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 19,951 | 5.7 | B− | C | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vassel is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes Billom Communauté. 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.