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Home to 200 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Villedieu has none. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
The 2 things La Villedieu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Villedieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame de Salles, in Aulnay, 2.6 mi away.
46% 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 Villedieu.
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.8% of residents. Graduates make up 21% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Villedieu | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.6% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €22,220 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in La Villedieu, for 50 working residents (0.4 per worker). No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 12.4 mi away. A collège lies 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'Ouche des CarmesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 74%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Villedieu from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Villedieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Villedieu.
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 Villedieu | 200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 13 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Celles-sur-Belle Deux-Sèvres | 3,829 | 14 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Melle Deux-Sèvres | 5,752 | 14 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Aigondigné Deux-Sèvres | 4,710 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Aiffres Deux-Sèvres | 5,419 | 17 | A | A− | A | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 17 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Villedieu is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge 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
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 November 4, 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.