It is strong on schools as well: brevet results at the expected rate. At the median price of €2,977/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. The weak point is walkability — 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Vérand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Vérand 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Saint-Vérand are out of work than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.4%
6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,060 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Saint-Vérand, 0.3 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Vérand sees 82 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 84 deaths in Saint-Vérand from 2016 to 2025; there were 69, 18% fewer. Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Vérand is Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare, 4.7 mi away.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Vérand · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Vérand: 34% were built before 1919, more than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Vérand is Domaine du château de la Flachère. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Vérand counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Vérand has fewer young adults than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, near Rhône’s towns (41%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Saint-Vérand split evenly at 46.4: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
46.4median age
Saint-VérandRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Vérand
Is Saint-Vérand safe?
Saint-Vérand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Vérand good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Vérand expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,977/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Vérand grades B for cost of living.
About Saint-Vérand
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Vérand is a commune of 1,164 people in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. 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.
