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In Aude, Occitanie, this town has 1,243 residents.

Is Villepinte a good place to live?

Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for walkability. The median sale price is €1,217/m².

Villepinte 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.

What makes Villepinte stand out

The one thing Villepinte does most differently from other towns.

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How Villepinte grades

Each subject compares Villepinte 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.

How grading works

Villepinte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & income14.9% unemploymentDOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →Walkability90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workBOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C− and A−B−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villepinte’s story

Villepinte in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villepinte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1949First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villepinte.

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Villepinte costs less than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.61/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Villepinte: 48 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €8.24/m² a month.

€1,217/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Villepinte€1,217/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aude median€1,923/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,235/m²47
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €11.92/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Only 7.7% of commuters in Villepinte go to work without a car, fewer than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €22,540 a year per consumption unit, close to Aude’s towns (€23,350) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 14.9% of people in the labour force have no job. No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Villepinte at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
300
jobs based in Villepinte, 0.7 per working resident
14.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Villepinte: 14% were built before 1919, more than in both Aude’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villepinte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1949
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HealthHealth B−

Allowing for age and care homes, Villepinte sees 89 deaths per 100 expected, against 98 in Aude’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Villepinte is Centre hospitalier Jean Pierre Cassabel Hop Proximite, 6.7 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 116 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 103, 11% fewer. In Aude, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: this Aude town has 2 family doctors.

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Villepinte · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jean Pierre Cassabel Hop Proximite
16.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Carcassonne Antoine Gayraud
84.4 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aude, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

24% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Aude’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%.

45.4median age
VillepinteAude medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villepinte
VillepinteAude medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.4%8.9%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education24%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Villepinte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Police and gendarmerie figures for Villepinte show 14 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.6 cases of violence against people and 15.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Villepinte (2025).

3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage9
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence6

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.

3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.7%
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, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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 (29.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Maison de l'archéologie de Bram and 4 more in and around Villepinte

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villepinte. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Villepinte

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Landmarks

Villepinte has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: MIC43 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Villepinte

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villepinte yet.

How we find them →

Villepinte’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aude →
BramCastelnaudarySorèzePennautierRevelVillemoustaussouBramCastelnaudarySorèzePennautierRevelVillemoustaussouVillepinte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villepinte1,243——A−—B−
Bram3,2333.1B−B+CC
Castelnaudary12,1517.1C+A−DB−
Sorèze Tarn2,96512—B+—C+
Pennautier2,89512BB−A+D
Revel Haute-Garonne9,76213A−B+C+A
Villemoustaussou4,40114BC+A+B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Villepinte

Is Villepinte safe?

Villepinte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.

Is Villepinte expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villepinte grades A− for cost of living.

About Villepinte

Commune in Aude, Occitanie

Villepinte is a commune of 1,243 people in the Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère. 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
1,243 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère
Département
Aude (11)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6 sq mi (15.5 km²)
INSEE code
11434

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.