22% of residents are 65 or over, below Cantal’s towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Among adults, 25% have a degree.

50.7median age

VilledieuCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villedieu
	Villedieu	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	17%	12%	17%
15–24	7.5%	10%	11%
25–44	19%	20%	23%
45–64	35%	27%	26%
65+	22%	28%	22%
No diploma	13%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	25%	26%	30%

Full pageVilledieu’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.7 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households240 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Villedieu?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Villedieu are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 2.3%

The median disposable income was €26,400 a year per consumption unit, above Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Villedieu has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot7%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Villedieu, 0.4 per working resident

2.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,400

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,400 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villedieu99.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Villedieu95.6%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Blaise PascalNearest collègeCollège	Collège	70	99%+8 pts
Lycée polyvalent de Haute AuvergneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	118	97%±0 pts

97%

passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate

91%

passed the vocational bac, +1 pt against the expected rate

99.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +8 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageVilledieu’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges99.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées95.6% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Villedieu than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.24/m² a month

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

The market in Villedieu: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villedieu€8.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€8.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.75/m² a month)

€7.10/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVilledieu’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.24/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villedieu

13pages on Villedieu

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.8 mi away Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors30% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-NativitéChurch · 14th c.

Classé

Grand dolmen de La Table au Loup ou Table de MaleuDolmen · Prehistory · in Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère, 2.2 mi

Classé

Grand Séminaire, puis centre d'accueilPublic building · 18th & 19th c. · in Saint-Flour, 2.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-GalChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Roffiac, 3 mi

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Villedieu

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

How we find them →

Villedieu’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 Cantal →

Saint-FlourVilledieu

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Villedieu	535	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Flour	6,391	2.8	A⁺	A	B	B⁺

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

About Villedieu

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Villedieu is a commune of 535 people in the Saint-Flour 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

Population: 535 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Saint-Flour Communauté
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km²)
INSEE code: 15262

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.