Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 3,721 people, lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A solid town with one catch. Where it does best is jobs & income (A+) — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. At A+ overall, Veyre-Monton ranks #6 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. It comes out better than 97% of compared French towns. What holds it back is walkability — 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,434/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 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.
The one thing Veyre-Monton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Veyre-Monton 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Veyre-Monton as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre du 14e siècle, in Orcet, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Veyre-Monton.
Police and gendarmerie figures for Veyre-Monton show 36 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 1.3 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 15.2% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #3 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. A collège lies 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 187 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 are 7.9% of the population. 27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Veyre-Monton is 48.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Veyre-Monton | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 378 deaths in Veyre-Monton from 2016 to 2025; there were 401, 6% more. Its care home for older people (82 places) counts its residents as Veyre-Monton’s; allowing for it, deaths were 17% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Veyre-Monton is Hopital Gabriel Montpied Chu Clermont Ferrand, 6.8 mi away. Women in Puy-de-Dôme live to 85.6 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
109 sales of houses and apartments in Veyre-Monton, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,434/m². Houses were 96% of what sold. The estimated advertised rent is €12.33/m² a month, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€11.00/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,465/m² | 105 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Veyre-Monton. Best known first.
Nothing in Veyre-Monton is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Veyre-Monton.
Anna Tariol-Baugé: Jean Reutlinger, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyre-Monton | 3,721 | — | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3,826 | 1.5 | A | A− | B+ | A− |
| Orcet | 2,897 | 2.1 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3,311 | 2.9 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Le Cendre | 5,415 | 3.3 | B | B− | A | C− |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 3.5 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 2,872 | 4.2 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #3 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,434/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Veyre-Monton grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Veyre-Monton is a commune of 3,721 people in the Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
