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Some 1,247 people live in this town, in Aude, Occitanie.
The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.8% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,836/m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Villegly 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 Villegly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villegly 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.
Villegly has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villegly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Lauze, in Villarzel-Cabardès, 2.2 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villegly.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Villegly records 96 deaths per 100 expected. 106 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 110: 4% below. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Aude is 84.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,836/m²: 59 houses and apartments sold in Villegly between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.43/m² a month, about level with Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 75% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,781/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Aude’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villegly | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.8%, between Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,710 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.4% of working residents in Villegly at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villegly. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Saptes4.1 km southwest, in Conques-sur-OrbielChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malves-en-Minervois3.9 km south, in Malves-en-MinervoisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villarlong3.1 km east, in Villarzel-CabardèsAttractionAttractionMoulin à Vent3.6 km north, in Villeneuve-MinervoisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vic3 km west, in Conques-sur-OrbielPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Villegly is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villegly yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villegly | 1,247 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Conques-sur-Orbiel | 2,523 | 2.3 | A+ | A− | A | A+ |
| Villemoustaussou | 4,401 | 4.6 | B | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 5.4 | C | B− | B | B |
| Pennautier | 2,895 | 6.6 | B | B− | A+ | D |
| Carcassonne | 46,080 | 6.7 | C− | B | D− | C+ |
| Palaja | 2,722 | 8.3 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villegly has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 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 €1,836/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villegly grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Villegly is a commune of 1,247 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.