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A town of 2,264 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Lavilledieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,273/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Bassin d'Aubenas. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lavilledieu 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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Lavilledieu has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Lavilledieu. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavilledieu.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LaboissièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 78%−12 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.
There are 2 general practitioners in Lavilledieu. Life expectancy at birth in Ardèche is 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: 182 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 207: 12% below.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
The unemployment rate comes to 9.9%. Half of residents lived on more than €25,660 a year per consumption unit, above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). For its 950 residents in work, Lavilledieu has 1,000 jobs: 1 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lavilledieu; none is classé, France’s top protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Ardèche’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). At 47.1, the median resident of Lavilledieu sits in the middle of the age range. Children are 17% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lavilledieu | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,273/m²: 53 houses and apartments sold in Lavilledieu between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.85/m² a month, close to Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 85% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,400/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Lavilledieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Oppidum de Jastres-Sud: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lavilledieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavilledieu | 2,264 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 2.7 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 4 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 4.3 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 7.6 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 11 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Viviers | 3,633 | 13 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lavilledieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,273/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Lavilledieu grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lavilledieu is a commune of 2,264 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin d'Aubenas. 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.