School results trail most towns (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on safety as well (B+) — an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, that makes a C, better than just over a third of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #11 of 16 in Ardèche.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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-de-Berg 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.
Maison d'Olivier de Serres: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel du Sénéchal: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison ancienne: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte dite de l'Hôpital: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-de-Berg.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Villeneuve-de-Berg than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 78.0%
78.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #21 of 21 in Ardèche. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Villeneuve-de-Berg than in Ardèche or compared French towns: 20 per 10,000 residents
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Villeneuve-de-Berg is Maison d'Olivier de Serres. On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeneuve-de-Berg counts 6 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second. Since 2017, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Houses and mansions, 4 of the 6, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Villeneuve-de-Berg run higher than in 81% of compared French towns
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women, 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. After the care-home adjustment, Villeneuve-de-Berg’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Ardèche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). 754 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 509: 48% above. The nearest emergency department to Villeneuve-de-Berg is Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas, 6.4 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw148
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Villeneuve-de-Berg · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
An older town: 30% of people in Villeneuve-de-Berg are 65 or over, more than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
50.2median age
9.1% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Villeneuve-de-Berg by age and the one in the middle is 50.2.
Villeneuve-de-BergArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Villeneuve-de-Berg than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.14/m² a month
€1,991/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,991/m², comes from 93 sales of houses and apartments in Villeneuve-de-Berg from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 83% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeneuve-de-Berg€1,991/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,211/m²
77
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.24 to €11.53/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Berg et Coiron
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Villeneuve-de-Berg sees less crime than 68% of compared French towns
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded offenses in Villeneuve-de-Berg came to 51 in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence15
Fraud12
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
10.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
51
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.1%
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 · When family violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (12.1% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people are out of work in Villeneuve-de-Berg than in 84% of French communes of 1,000+
13%walk, cycle or take transit
Villeneuve-de-Berg holds 1,250 jobs; 1,100 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,700 a year per consumption unit, above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 6.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport6%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,250
jobs based in Villeneuve-de-Berg, 1.1 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Augustin Barruel: Barruel, Augustin, S.J. (1741-1820) (depicted), Public domain · Jean-Baptiste Veyren: Vassil, Public domain · Bernard Larmande: Couberlous, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edmond Largier: TheCycloneof07, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Villeneuve-de-Berg
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villeneuve-de-Berg is a commune of 3,031 people in the Communauté de communes Berg et Coiron. 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
Population
3,031 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Berg et Coiron
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.6 sq mi (24.9 km²)
INSEE code
07341
Villeneuve-de-Berg’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villeneuve-de-Berg
Is Villeneuve-de-Berg safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #5 of 16 in Ardèche.
Are schools in Villeneuve-de-Berg good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villeneuve-de-Berg expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,991/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villeneuve-de-Berg 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.
