Villefranche-de-Rouergue’s strongest is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town’s overall grade is B+, better than three quarters of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #12 of 14 in Aveyron. It is strong on schools as well — bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.6 points above the expected rate. Safety lags (C): an average of 11 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Villefranche-de-Rouergue 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
History
31 historic monuments, more per resident than 97% of compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Relative to its size, Villefranche-de-Rouergue keeps 28 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Since 2006, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments here is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Villefranche-de-Rouergue costs less than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,243/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.56/m² a month, about level with Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €1,222/m² in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, apartments for €1,300/m². 400 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,243/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villefranche-de-Rouergue€1,243/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,222/m²
295
Apartments
€1,300/m²
105
€9.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.27 to €12.57/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Villefranche-de-Rouergue do better than those of 83% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 90.2% passed the brevet, lower than Aveyron’s towns (93.1%) yet higher than compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s schools place #4 of 13 in Aveyron on results.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Villefranche-de-Rouergue are 65 or over, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 24% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Aveyron’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of residents.
52.7median age
Villefranche-de-RouergueAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Villefranche-de-Rouergue runs higher than in 73% of compared French towns
No compared town in Aveyron has more graded crime per resident than Villefranche-de-Rouergue: it ranks last of 14. In all, 374 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Villefranche-de-Rouergue (6,650 to 3,700): it draws people in from around. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage136
Other physical violence63
Family violence49
Sexual violence41
Burglary33
Theft from vehicles33
Vehicle theft19
Theft without violence85
Fraud63
Drug use47
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.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
374
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Villefranche-de-Rouergue are out of work than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,920 a year per consumption unit, below Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 5.4% of Villefranche-de-Rouergue’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,650
jobs based in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 1.8 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Villefranche-de-Rouergue is below 60% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (368 places) count their residents as Villefranche-de-Rouergue’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. 1,864 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,829: 2% above. Life expectancy in Aveyron: 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Aveyron town has 9 family doctors.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Villefranche-de-Rouergue · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet de Belle-Isle: After Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain · Guy Lacombe: Panini, Public domain · Jean-Louis Marie Alibert: Berthon, lithography by Villain, Public domain · Henri Navarre: Time Magazine, Public domain · Gaston Tarry: inconnu. Forcément avant le décès de la personne, en 1913, Public domain · Jean Fabry: Harris & Ewing, Public domain
Villefranche-de-Rouergue’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 Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Is Villefranche-de-Rouergue safe?
It grades C for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 136 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villefranche-de-Rouergue good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #4 of 13 in Aveyron. The lycée stands out: 99% of 97 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Raymond Savignac in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villefranche-de-Rouergue expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villefranche-de-Rouergue grades A− for cost of living.
About Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Villefranche-de-Rouergue is a commune of 11,271 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté. 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
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.
