Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its best grade is for safety: an average of 1.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Vertaizon ranks #16 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme, with a B+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 71% of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,097/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Billom Communauté. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vertaizon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vertaizon.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Vertaizon is above 87% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Vertaizon. The nearest emergency department to Vertaizon is Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand, 8.6 mi away. 220 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 210: 5% above. Life expectancy in Puy-de-Dôme: 85.6 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Vertaizon · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand
8.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Estaing Chu Clermont Ferrand
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Vertaizon are 65 or over: 14%, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Residents of Vertaizon have a median age of 39.4.
39.4median age
VertaizonPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
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%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Vertaizon is graded a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,097/m²: 107 houses and apartments sold in Vertaizon between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 93% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €9.33/m² a month.
€2,097/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vertaizon€2,097/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,129/m²
100
€11.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €13.95/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Billom Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Vertaizon, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vertaizon is Ancienne église Notre-Dame. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Vertaizon has lower unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%
At the census, 8.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,030 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
700
jobs based in Vertaizon, 0.4 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vertaizon
Is Vertaizon safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme.
Are schools in Vertaizon good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #29 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vertaizon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,097/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vertaizon grades B for cost of living.
About Vertaizon
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vertaizon is a commune of 3,527 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
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.
