Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it does best is safety (A−) — an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €1,456/m² costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. The catch is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #4 of 23 in Aisne. On that grade it does better than 59% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain run higher than in 84% of compared French towns
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Villeneuve-Saint-Germain records 103 deaths per 100 expected, below Aisne’s towns (110) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 211 residents of Villeneuve-Saint-Germain died, against 204 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Also worth knowing: in Aisne, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. This Aisne town has 5 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Soissons
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Soissons
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain sees less crime per resident than 80% of compared French towns
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
More of the graded crimes in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain were criminal damage than anything else (2025). All told, Villeneuve-Saint-Germain had 44 recorded offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain (1,500 to 1,000): it draws people in from around.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Family violence10
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
44
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 16.3% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain come to a median €22,730 a year per consumption unit, against €20,680 in Aisne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
16%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 17.0%, between Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 5.1% of Villeneuve-Saint-Germain’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,500
jobs based in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain, 1.5 per working resident
17.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 2.6 points above the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #3 of 24 in Aisne. Near Villeneuve-Saint-Germain, 90.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
42.3median age
People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.
Villeneuve-Saint-GermainAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Homes in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain sell for €1,456/m² at the median, against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€1,456/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.12/m² a month, higher than Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 72% were houses. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.84/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain€1,456/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,622/m²
53
€11.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €13.78/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain is a commune of 2,616 people in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villeneuve-Saint-Germain
Is Villeneuve-Saint-Germain safe?
It grades A− for safety, #4 of 23 in Aisne.
Are schools in Villeneuve-Saint-Germain good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #3 of 24 in Aisne. The lycée stands out: 99% of 147 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Rémy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villeneuve-Saint-Germain expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villeneuve-Saint-Germain grades B− for cost of living.
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.
