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A town of 1,768 in Hérault, Occitanie.
Villetelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 70.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,658/m², a 70 m² home costs 10.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Villetelle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villetelle 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villetelle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villetelle. Best known first.
Archaeological sitePont Ambroix1.8 km southeast, in Gallargues-le-Montueux
ChâteauChâteau d'Aubais3 km north, in AubaisArchaeological siteArchaeological siteAmbrussumin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thomas Burnet3.5 km east, in Gallargues-le-MontueuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Devèze3.9 km southwest, in Entre-VignesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villetelle.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,658/m², above both Hérault’s towns (€3,252/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,700/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Villetelle records 70 deaths per 100 expected, below both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B to A+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
For Villetelle, that is above both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Villetelle has 300 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Villetelle sits below both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villetelle | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Villetelle below both Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude ChappeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 163 | 79%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Victor HugoNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 275 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villetelle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Villetelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Oppidum d'Ambrussum: Photo: Benoît Strepenne · CC BY 2.5
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villetelle yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villetelle | 1,768 | — | — | D | D− | A |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux Gard | 3,659 | 1.8 | C | C− | C | B |
| Aubais Gard | 2,925 | 1.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| Aigues-Vives Gard | 3,331 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | A | B− |
| Lunel | 26,623 | 3.5 | C− | D | C+ | C− |
| Lunel-Viel | 4,507 | 4.2 | C+ | D | B+ | C |
| Aimargues Gard | 5,705 | 4.3 | C− | D | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. 98% of 275 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Victor Hugo in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.76/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villetelle grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Villetelle is a commune of 1,768 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.