Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 74.
At under 1,000 residents, Verrières is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 16% of its housing.
The one thing Verrières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Verrières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Saillant, in Saint-Nectaire, 0.8 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Verrières. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verrières.
Graduates make up a quarter of adults. 6.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Verrières | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 44% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 51% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.61/m² a month. Verrières recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Verrières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Verrières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydat | 2,574 | 6.8 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | 9.5 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle | 4,066 | 10 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 10 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3,311 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Verrières is a commune of 74 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
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.