Few weak spots anywhere. It is a safe place by the numbers (A): an average of 4.3 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. With an A+ overall, Vic-le-Comte is better than almost every compared French town. In the ranking it comes #2 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. Cost of living is a strength too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Vic-le-Comte 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 Vic-le-Comte.
Safety
Vic-le-Comte sees less crime per resident than 92% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Vic-le-Comte. All told, Vic-le-Comte had 71 recorded offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Vic-le-Comte ranks 3rd of the 38 compared towns in Puy-de-Dôme.
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Family violence10
Burglary10
Sexual violence9
Theft from vehicles9
Other physical violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence11
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.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
71
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Vic-le-Comte is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. For its size, Vic-le-Comte has 11 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. 14% 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
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Vic-le-Comte costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.20/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,000/m², comes from 166 sales of houses and apartments in Vic-le-Comte from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 166 homes were sold in the town. A house rents for an estimated €9.67/m² a month.
€2,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vic-le-Comte€2,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,051/m²
158
€10.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €12.84/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Mond'Arverne Communauté
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Vic-le-Comte are out of work than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.1%
1,500 jobs are based in Vic-le-Comte, for 2,350 working residents (0.6 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,940 a year per consumption unit, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 6.7% of working residents in Vic-le-Comte to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,500
jobs based in Vic-le-Comte, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Vic-le-Comte sees more deaths than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
8 GPs practise in Vic-le-Comte. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Vic-le-Comte’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 483 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 500, 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Vic-le-Comte is Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire, 7.4 mi away.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Vic-le-Comte · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
7.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Paul Ardier Issoire
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 19% of people in Vic-le-Comte are under 15, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns
9.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older. Vic-le-Comte has a median age of 44.7.
44.7median age
Vic-le-ComtePuy-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 diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien palais des Comtes d'Auvergne: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Maison en pans de bois, au nord-ouest de la place du Vieux-Marché: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Fontaine du 16e siècle: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vic-le-Comte
Is Vic-le-Comte safe?
It grades A for safety, #3 of 38 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vic-le-Comte good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #5 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vic-le-Comte expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,000/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vic-le-Comte grades A− for cost of living.
About Vic-le-Comte
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vic-le-Comte is a commune of 5,396 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
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.
