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A town of 217 in Calvados, Normandy.
La Villette is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing La Villette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Villette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Belle Roche, in Culey-le-Patry, 2.7 mi away.
28% 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 La Villette.
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 22% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Villette | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.0% of commuters at the census. 50 jobs are based in La Villette, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €25,040 a year per consumption unit, near both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Villette from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Villette. Best known first.
Nothing in La Villette 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 La Villette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Villette | 217 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 3.6 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 6 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 4,777 | 7.9 | B+ | B+ | A | C+ |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 8.3 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Valdallière | 5,696 | 9.2 | A− | A | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 10 | A | A | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Villette is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau. 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) · 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.