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A town of 270 in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Virlet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 31% of its housing.
The one thing Virlet does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Virlet counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Virlet.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Virlet is Ancienne abbaye de Bellaigue.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 28% of adults hold a degree, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Virlet has a median age of 45.4 years.
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Virlet | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,310 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 6.7%. Per resident in work, Virlet counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).
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.
The market in Virlet: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.07/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Virlet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye de Bellaigue: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Virlet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virlet | 270 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 3,480 | 6.6 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Commentry Allier | 6,017 | 9.2 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Prémilhat Allier | 2,540 | 13 | — | A | — | C− |
| Montluçon Allier | 33,147 | 14 | C | A | D | C |
| Désertines Allier | 4,259 | 14 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Domérat Allier | 8,622 | 16 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Virlet is a commune of 270 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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.