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The town, home to 1,154 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for cost of living and B− for jobs & income. It also trails on schools (C−) — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Villeneuve-de-Marc 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 Villeneuve-de-Marc 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.
Villeneuve-de-Marc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Villeneuve-de-Marc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villeneuve-de-Marc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Remparts et restes du château, in Septème, 7 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villeneuve-de-Marc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-de-Marc.
2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 6.2% are unemployed. Jobs located in Villeneuve-de-Marc: 100, for 500 residents in work (0.2 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,730 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.2 mi away. The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Fernand BouvierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 86%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Villeneuve-de-Marc is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 10.9 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Villeneuve-de-Marc come to 82 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 102 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 84, 18% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Villeneuve-de-Marc are older than 44.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villeneuve-de-Marc | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Villeneuve-de-Marc.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Villeneuve-de-Marc as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villeneuve-de-Marc is a commune of 1,154 people in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-de-Marc | 1,154 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 4,843 | 2.7 | C | C+ | C+ | C |
| Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche | 3,545 | 6 | B+ | C | B | A |
| Estrablin | 3,677 | 7.5 | B+ | C | C+ | B |
| Diémoz | 2,947 | 8 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 4,873 | 9.4 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Saint-Just-Chaleyssin | 2,695 | 9.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villeneuve-de-Marc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.