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A town of 1,638 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Villeneuve has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,842/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Dombes Saône Vallée. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 4.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Villeneuve does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villeneuve 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villeneuve: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
21% 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 Villeneuve.
Among adults, 34% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 21%, above Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villeneuve | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €29,940 a year per consumption unit. 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ain, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 68 residents of Villeneuve died, against 82 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Villeneuve is Polyclinique du Beaujolais, 6.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Villeneuve is Maison-forte de Villon. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,842/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Villeneuve from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.22/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 88% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villeneuve. Best known first.
Villeneuve has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison-forte de Villon: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Villeneuve as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve | 1,638 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Frans | 2,582 | 3.8 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Fareins | 2,533 | 3.8 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Jassans-Riottier | 6,247 | 4.6 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 5.8 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône Rhône | 36,172 | 6.2 | C | C− | D | B |
| Reyrieux | 5,358 | 6.2 | B+ | B− | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villeneuve has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,842/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villeneuve grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villeneuve is a commune of 1,638 people in the Communauté de communes Dombes Saône Vallée. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.