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122 residents make their home in this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Villavard has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Villavard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villavard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de Florent Tissart, in Lavardin, 1.1 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Villavard. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villavard.
One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 27% of adults hold a degree.
43% women, 57% men
About 74 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villavard | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €28,080 a year per consumption unit. 9.1% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
A collège lies 1.5 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 8.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Clément JanequinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 79%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.25/m² a month. Sales in Villavard from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villavard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Villavard as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villavard | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 1.8 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 8 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 9 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 11 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 14 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Villavard is a commune of 122 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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.