Villars has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
What makes Villars stand out
The 2 things Villars does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villars.
Who lives here
Villars has fewer young adults than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, above both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). 12% of residents are children under 15. At 57.1, the median resident of Villars sits in the middle of the age range.
57.1median age
VillarsDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Villars keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Villars is Grotte préhistorique du Cluzeau. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments locally: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Villars are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%
At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Villars has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,540 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Villars, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Villars
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villars is a commune of 470 people in the Communauté de communes Dronne et Belle. 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
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.
