People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is its weak spot (C−): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,977/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Fronsadais. Incomes are on the low side: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Villegouge has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villegouge with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villegouge.
HealthHealth A−
Villegouge loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 75 per 100 expected, below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 84 deaths in Villegouge between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 25% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Villegouge is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 5.3 mi away.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Villegouge · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Villegouge, 6.9%, runs below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,490 a year per consumption unit, lower than Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Villegouge, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Villegouge keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villegouge: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Villegouge has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, 6 offenses were recorded in Villegouge. Violence against people ran at 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.3 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 6 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
65.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 65.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Rivière and 6 more in and around Villegouge
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villegouge. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villegouge
Is Villegouge safe?
Villegouge has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Villegouge good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villegouge expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,977/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villegouge grades B for cost of living.
About Villegouge
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villegouge is a commune of 1,325 people in the Communauté de communes du Fronsadais. 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.
