Ville-sous-Anjou’s best grade is for health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). It also trails on schools — bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,376/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Ville-sous-Anjou 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 Ville-sous-Anjou 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 Ville-sous-Anjou.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Ville-sous-Anjou is better off than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,520 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Ville-sous-Anjou: 150, for 500 residents in work (0.3 each). Unemployment is 8.8%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Ville-sous-Anjou, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Ville-sous-Anjou has a lower adjusted death rate than 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 162 deaths in Ville-sous-Anjou from 2016 to 2025; there were 132, 19% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Ville-sous-Anjou is Clinique des Cotes du Rhone, 2.5 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Ville-sous-Anjou · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique des Cotes du Rhone
10.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Lucien Hussel de Vienne
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Ville-sous-Anjou than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 28% of the population. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51.2median age
Ville-sous-AnjouIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Brevet results near Ville-sous-Anjou run low: 60.0% passed, below Isère’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 133 candidates at 2 lycées. The bac pass rate near Ville-sous-Anjou is 92.3%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Isère’s towns (93.7%). Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
The median sale price of homes in Ville-sous-Anjou is €2,376/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.86/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²). Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.46/m² a month.
€2,376/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ville-sous-Anjou€2,376/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,458/m²
34
€11.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.58 to €14.67/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Ville-sous-Anjou: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ville-sous-Anjou is Ancienne église Saint-Didier. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ville-sous-Anjou counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ville-sous-Anjou
Is Ville-sous-Anjou safe?
Ville-sous-Anjou has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ville-sous-Anjou good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 95% of 184 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent de l'Édit in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ville-sous-Anjou expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ville-sous-Anjou grades C+ for cost of living.
About Ville-sous-Anjou
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ville-sous-Anjou is a commune of 1,175 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. 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.
