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Population 312: a town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Villenave is too small for the grades other French towns get. 12% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Villenave does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villenave as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzan, in Ousse-Suzan, 4.1 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villenave.
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Villenave is 52.1 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Villenave | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.6%, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.5% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Villenave: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.7 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.13/m² a month. Sales in Villenave from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villenave is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villenave 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villenave | 312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 5,022 | 7 | C | B− | B− | D |
| Rion-des-Landes | 3,142 | 7.2 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 9.4 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 14 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 16 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 17 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villenave is a commune of 312 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Tarusate. 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) · 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.