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Home to 44 people, this town lies in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Villeneuve falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over two in five homes. Over-65s are 39% of the population.
The 2 things La Villeneuve does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Villeneuve as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet, 3.8 mi away.
80% 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 Villeneuve.
Children under 15 make up 6.1%, below Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 8.7% of adults. La Villeneuve has a median age of 61.3 years.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| La Villeneuve | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.1% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 43% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 8.7% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of La Villeneuve’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 100% drove.
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.
The market in La Villeneuve: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.58/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near La Villeneuve. Best known first.
Nothing in La Villeneuve is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Villeneuve as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Villeneuve | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubusson | 3,018 | 12 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Villeneuve is a commune of 44 people in the Communauté de communes Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. 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.