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VilleneuvetteHérault

A town of 65 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.81

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Villeneuvette a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Villeneuvette is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 34% of homes. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.

What makes Villeneuvette stand out

The 2 things Villeneuvette does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

42% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 56. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne cité manufacturière de Villeneuvette · Inscrit · Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Villeneuvette’s story

Villeneuvette in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Villeneuvette; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995.

86% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1995The protected historic area is created
2014First protected: Ancienne cité manufacturière de Villeneuvette

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuvette.

Who lives here

An older town: 42% of people in Villeneuvette are 65 or over, more than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns

67% of adults hold a degree, above Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 6.3%. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.

56median age

VilleneuvetteHérault medianFrance median

Hérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

42%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma4%

CAP or BEP5%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education67%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Villeneuvette
	Villeneuvette	Hérault median	France median
Under 15	6.3%	17%	17%
15–24	9.4%	9.7%	11%
25–44	14%	22%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	42%	24%	22%
No diploma	3.6%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	5.5%	23%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	67%	31%	30%

Full pageVilleneuvette’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages56 median age · 42% are 65 or over Households40 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad7.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Villeneuvette?”

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

History

Villeneuvette keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 86% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1995. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Villeneuvette; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

17th c.

oldest protected part

2014

first monument protected

1995

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

86%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageVilleneuvette’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes86% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Villeneuvette?”

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

Work & commute

Villeneuvette has 0.6 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

11.1% of Villeneuvette’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 63% drove.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving63%

On foot7%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter4%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Villeneuvette, 0.6 per working resident

0.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

22%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.6 per working resident

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villeneuvette88.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Villeneuvette95.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège du SalagouNearest collègeCollège	Collège	158	88%−4 pts
Lycée René GosseNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	222	95%−2 pts

95%

passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate

88.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate

2.2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageVilleneuvette’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges88.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées95.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Villeneuvette is €11.81/m² a month, against €13.36/m² in Hérault’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Villeneuvette recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villeneuvette€11.81/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Hérault median€13.36/m²

€11.81/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.82 to €14.21/m² a month)

€9.05/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVilleneuvette’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.81/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Guilhem and 7 more in and around Villeneuvette

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villeneuvette. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteau des Guilhem3 km northeast, in Clermont-l'Hérault AttractionAttractionCirque de Mourèze3.5 km northwest, in Mourèze Archaeological siteArchaeological siteMine de Pioch Farrus4.2 km southwest, in Cabrières AttractionAttractionMaison Vergnes4 km south, in Péret AttractionAttractionArche naturelle2.9 km northwest, in Mourèze ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mourèze3.7 km west, in Mourèze

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Château des Guilhem: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villeneuvette

13pages on Villeneuvette

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.2 mi away Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Villeneuvette; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 19th c.

Ancienne cité manufacturière de VilleneuvetteIndustrial building · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne cité manufacturière de Villeneuvette: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Villeneuvette

One notable person was born in Villeneuvette.

Their page →

Casimir MaistreFrench explorer · 1867–1957

Villeneuvette’s neighbors

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

All towns in Hérault →

Clermont-l'HéraultCanetSaint-André-de-SangonisPaulhanCauxGignacVilleneuvette

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Villeneuvette	65	—	—	—	—	—
Clermont-l'Hérault	9,461	1.9	D⁻	C⁻	D	C⁻
Canet	3,619	4.4	C	C⁻	B⁺	B⁻
Saint-André-de-Sangonis	6,427	5.7	C	C	B⁻	C⁺
Paulhan	4,039	5.8	D	C⁻	B	B⁻
Caux	2,718	7.3	C	C	A⁻	C⁻
Gignac	6,651	8	C⁺	C⁻	C	B⁺

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

About Villeneuvette

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Villeneuvette is a commune of 65 people in the Communauté de communes du Clermontais. 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: 65 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Clermontais
Département: Hérault (34)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
INSEE code: 34338

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.