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Villeneuve-sur-AuversEssonne

It is a town of 593 residents in Essonne, Île-de-France.

Is Villeneuve-sur-Auvers a good place to live?

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Grotte dite Le Trou du Sarrazin
Grotte dite Le Trou du Sarrazin · Classé · Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villeneuve-sur-Auvers’ story

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeneuve-sur-Auvers counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Croix du cimetière
  • 1972Most recently protected: Grotte dite Le Trou du Sarrazin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

19% of residents are 65 or over, above Essonne’s towns (16%) but below compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.

48.7median age
Villeneuve-sur-AuversEssonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers
Villeneuve-sur-AuversEssonne medianFrance median
Under 1514%20%17%
15–249.7%12%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6437%26%26%
65+19%16%22%
No diploma16%15%19%
CAP or BEP29%20%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education29%39%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Villeneuve-sur-Auvers: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers is Grotte dite Le Trou du Sarrazin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeneuve-sur-Auvers counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,650 a year per consumption unit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.1% of commuters at the census. 7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 300 residents in work, Villeneuve-sur-Auvers has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport14%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers, 0.2 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers costs an estimated advertised €14.53/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

The market in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €12.97/m² a month.

€14.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers€14.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Essonne median€17.41/m²
€14.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.34 to €17.10/m² a month)
€12.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Parc de Jeurre and 2 more in and around Villeneuve-sur-Auvers

Heritage and museums in and near Villeneuve-sur-Auvers. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villeneuve-sur-Auvers

12pages on Villeneuve-sur-Auvers

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeneuve-sur-Auvers counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Thomas Becket: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du cimetière: Photo: Shev123 · CC0

Famous people from Villeneuve-sur-Auvers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers yet.

How we find them →

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Essonne →
Morigny-ChampignyÉtréchyCernyLardyÉtampesLa Ferté-AlaisMorigny-ChampignyÉtréchyCernyLardyÉtampesLa Ferté-AlaisVilleneuve-sur-Auvers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villeneuve-sur-Auvers593—————
Morigny-Champigny4,4123.1B+DA−B+
Étréchy6,9863.4B−CB+B−
Cerny3,5313.7A−CA−C+
Lardy5,5304.3B+CB−A
Étampes26,8574.9DC−CC+
La Ferté-Alais3,7315BCBB−

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

About Villeneuve-sur-Auvers

Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers is a commune of 593 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR). 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
593 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR)
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
91671

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.