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Municipality profile · department 69

Property in Vernay

In Vernay (69), the median property price stands at €1,543/m² across 6 recorded transactions (DVF).

Median price per m²
€1,543/m²
6 sales over ten years
Sales in 2025
1
flats and houses
Population
124
+20.4% since 2012

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 3, 2026.

The municipality has 124 inhabitants, a change of +22.8%.

Prices and sales

Number of sales per year in Vernay

Sales of flats and houses recorded each year. This is the market's thermometer: a price is only meaningful if sales are actually completed.

1 sales recorded in 2025. The peak of the period remains 2021, with 2 sales.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
20171—€130,880
20191—€20,000
20212—€195,000
20251—€309,500

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 3, 2026

Median price per m² over ten years€1,543/m²
Sales in 20251
Total sales value in 2025€309,500
Sales recorded over ten years6

Too few sales for an annual price. With 1 sales in 2025, a median price would describe a handful of properties, not a market: it is only published from five sales in the year.

How to read these figures. The median price splits the market in two: half of sales were made below it, half above. It withstands the few extreme sales that distort a small commune better than the average does.

The data come from DVF, the file of sales actually recorded by notaries, not from advertised prices, which are asking prices rather than agreed ones. Only sales of a flat or a house with a known floor area are counted. DVF does not cover Alsace-Moselle, which is governed by the land register (livre foncier).

Source: DVF (DGFiP) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Vernay, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes10.98.7 – 13.7
Flats with 1-2 rooms13.310.4 – 17.1
Flats with 3 or more rooms9.47.1 – 12.3
Houses7.25.2 – 10.0

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Vernay by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Vernay

  • A00.0%
  • B00.0%
  • C00.0%
  • D125.0%
  • E00.0%
  • F00.0%
  • G375.0%

4 homes surveyed. 75.0% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 3 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 3, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

Housing stock

Vernay has 33 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 78.1% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in VernayMain residences : 66.7%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 24.2%Vacant dwellings : 9.1%
  • Main residences66.7%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings24.2%
  • Vacant dwellings9.1%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by +20.4% while the housing stock grew by only +3.1%: pressure on existing housing is increasing.

Dwellings (2023)33
Households26
Housing: Vernay compared with its département, its region and France
VernayRhôneAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Main residences202366.7%−15.7 pts vs France88.6%79.9%82.4%
Second homes202324.2%+14.4 pts vs France3.6%11.7%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20239.1%+1.3 pt vs France7.8%8.4%7.8%
Residents who own their home66.7%+5.9 pts vs France52.2%62.5%60.8%
Tenant residents33.3%−4.1 pts vs France46.2%35.6%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 3, 2026

Population and households

Population124
Households26
People per household4.81

Change in the population of Vernay

Population trendPopulation: 80 in 1968, 124 in 20235010019681982199920122023124 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by +20.4%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of VernayUnder 18 : 63.7%18 to 24 : 4.0%30 and over : 32.3%
  • Under 187963.7%
  • 18 to 2454.0%
  • 30 and over4032.3%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in VernayEmployed workers : 67.6%Unemployed : 2.7%Retired people : 16.2%Pupils and students : 8.1%Other economically inactive : 5.4%
  • Employed workers5067.6%
  • Unemployed22.7%
  • Retired people1216.2%
  • Pupils and students68.1%
  • Other economically inactive45.4%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Vernay compared with its département, its region and France
VernayRhôneAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Population trend2012-2023+20.4%+16.0 pts vs France+8.6%+6.6%+4.4%
Median age202318.5 years−24.0 yrs vs France37.8 years42.1 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202367.7%+38.9 pts vs France32.5%29.2%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over20239.7%−11.6 pts vs France17.5%20.9%21.3%
People per household20234.8+122% vs France2.22.22.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Vernay, a household has 4.81 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more families, so demand leans more towards larger homes.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Vernay compared with its département, its region and France
VernayRhôneAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20233.9%−7.1 pts vs France10.6%9.8%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202382.3%+6.6 pts vs France75.7%77.0%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202316.2%−11.9 pts vs France22.8%27.8%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20238.1%+0.5 pt vs France9.9%7.5%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Vernay

Number of businesses located in VernayBusinesses: 6 in 2014, 9 in 20244682014201620182020202220249
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

9 businesses in 2024, compared with 6 in 2014: +50.0% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
20146
20156
20164
20177
20188
20198
20208
20217
20228
20238
20249

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 3, 2026

Businesses: Vernay compared with its département, its region and France
VernayRhôneAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Number of businesses20249229,504849,6896,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024+12.5%−12.5 pts vs France+24.8%+24.4%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202472.6−25% vs France119.9103.697.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in VernaySole traders : 63.3%SAS and SASU : 16.7%SARL and EURL : 6.7%Civil companies, including SCI : 10.0%Other forms : 3.3%
  • Sole traders1963.3%
  • SAS and SASU516.7%
  • SARL and EURL26.7%
  • Civil companies, including SCI310.0%
  • Other forms13.3%
Businesses with an open establishment in Vernay, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 69430. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 294 registrations for 64 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021722
20224813
20235410
20246019
20256020
2026*5216

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 3, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 3, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 19.95% in Vernay.

Rate voted by the commune17.79%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes2.16%
Overall rate on built properties (total)19.95%
Household waste collection tax (TEOM)8.30%
Overall rate on undeveloped land59.87%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Vernay, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 19.95% = €299 a year.

On top of this comes the household waste collection tax (TEOM), calculated on the same base: €1,500 × 8.30% = €125. A landlord can recover it from their tenant; the property tax (taxe foncière), by contrast, remains payable by the owner.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202117.79%19.95%7.50%
202217.79%19.96%7.50%
202317.79%19.97%8.00%
202417.79%19.95%8.30%

The overall rate remained stable between 2021 and 2024.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Living environment

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre89.1%
    41 connectable out of 46

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Vernay, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

Medium exposurelevel 2 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Seismicity

Lowlevel 2 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: In this zone, no seismic rules apply to detached houses.

Radon potential

Significant potentiallevel 3 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, the seller or landlord must inform the buyer or tenant. Good ventilation and a sealed ground floor are usually enough to reduce exposure.

Risk prevention plans

1in the commune

The commune is covered by a prevention plan for: flooding. This is a document issued by the prefect that delimits the exposed zones.

For a property: In the delimited zones, building or extending may be prohibited or subject to requirements. The plan does not necessarily cover the whole commune: only the risk statement provided before a sale or letting says whether the address is affected.

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 3, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Vernay

What is the price per m² in Vernay?
The median recorded price is €1,543/m², calculated across 6 DVF transactions (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 3, 2026).
How many inhabitants does Vernay have?
Vernay has 124 inhabitants, with a change of +22.8% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Vernay?
75.0% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Vernay?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 19.9%, of which 17.8% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.