Verpelét is a town in Heves County, Hungary, under the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Tarna River. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 3738. The town located 17.3 km from Eger, the capital of the county and beside of the Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 10.7 km from the main road 3 and 16.4 km from the M3 motorway. Although the settlement has its own railway station, public transport on the railway line ceased on 3 March 2007. The closest train station with public transport is in Kál 14.0 km away.

Kati Kovács, is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop-rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.