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171 people call this town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Villiers-le-Roux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Villiers-le-Roux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villiers-le-Roux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Madeleine, in La Magdeleine, 1.8 mi away.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villiers-le-Roux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villiers-le-Roux.
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Charente’s towns (9.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). At 50.5, the median resident of Villiers-le-Roux sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villiers-le-Roux | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Villiers-le-Roux, for 50 working residents (0.5 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €19,750 a year per consumption unit.
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.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Villiers-le-Roux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Villiers-le-Roux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villiers-le-Roux yet.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villiers-le-Roux is a commune of 171 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Charente. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-le-Roux | 171 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruffec | 3,449 | 4.4 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Civray Vienne | 2,522 | 11 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Melle Deux-Sèvres | 5,752 | 17 | A | A | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.