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The town has 1,335 residents and lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Villebret’s best grade is for schools: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is its weak spot (D−).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Villebret 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.
The one thing Villebret does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villebret 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.
Villebret has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villebret, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villebret.
The median disposable income is €27,580 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Villebret counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 600 workers). At the census, 2.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François RabelaisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 94%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 68 residents of Villebret died, against 93 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. Women in Allier live to 84.8 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Villebret is Centre hospitalier de Montlucon, 4.5 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.28/m² a month. Villebret recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Allier’s towns (9.2%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Allier’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). 17% of residents are children under 15. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Villebret | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Villebret. Best known first.
Villebret has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Villebret.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Villebret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villebret is a commune of 1,335 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montluçon Communauté. 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) · 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.