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The town, home to 1,718 people, lies in Aude, Occitanie.
Villegailhenc’s best grade is for health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment. At the median price of €1,736/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Villegailhenc 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 2 things Villegailhenc does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villegailhenc 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.
Villegailhenc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Villegailhenc has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.
Denys Amiel, born in 1884, is the one person born in Villegailhenc before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villegailhenc.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Villegailhenc can choose among 3 GPs. Average lifespans in Aude: 84.4 years for women, 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: 136 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 170: 20% 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,736/m², comes from 77 sales of houses and apartments in Villegailhenc from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,745/m² | 73 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); 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 heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.1% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The jobless rate is 11.1%. Half of residents lived on more than €24,590 a year per consumption unit, above Aude’s towns (€23,350) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 1.9% of Villegailhenc’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, about level with Aude’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Villegailhenc by age and the one in the middle is 44.3.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villegailhenc | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Villegailhenc. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Saptes3.9 km east, in Conques-sur-OrbielChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aragon4.6 km northwest, in AragonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pennautier4.1 km southwest, in PennautierChâteauChâteauLa Bastide RougePeyre2.3 km west, in PennautierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vic4.3 km northeast, in Conques-sur-OrbielPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Villegailhenc has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Villegailhenc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villegailhenc | 1,718 | — | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 1.1 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 2.2 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 2.3 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 3.8 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 6.1 | C | B− | B | B |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 6.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villegailhenc 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 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,736/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villegailhenc grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Villegailhenc is a commune of 1,718 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. 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.