Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vensat.
History
Old homes shape Vensat: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Vensat is Ancienne église romane, ou chapelle d'Andelot. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vensat counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Vensat are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
35% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Vensat is older than 42.3, half younger.
42.3median age
VensatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Vensat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%
Vensat has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 6.4%. Median disposable income comes to €27,530 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Vensat, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vensat
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vensat is a commune of 569 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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.
