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The town, home to 2,584 people, lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Jobs & income is its strong suit — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. At €1,869/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». Schools lag: bac results 0.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: employment and 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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Villebarou has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villebarou 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.
Villebarou has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Villebarou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villebarou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Basilique Notre-Dame de la Trinité, in Blois, 2.3 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villebarou 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 Villebarou.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 86% of 351 candidates passed the bac pro. The town’s schools place #7 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher on results. Also worth knowing: for collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les ProvincesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 94%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent international Robert BadinterNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 190 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège François RabelaisBest against expectations: 14 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 68%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €26,750 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980). 2.1% of Villebarou’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
67 sales of houses and apartments in Villebarou, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,869/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.06/m² a month, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.39/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,856/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%). Typical age in Villebarou: 44.6, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villebarou | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
179 deaths in Villebarou between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 202: 11% below. At birth, a girl in Loir-et-Cher can expect 85.2 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Villebarou is Centre hospitalier, 2 mi away.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The commonest graded crime in Villebarou was theft from vehicles (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.2 violent offenses and 7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, 23 offenses were recorded in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 42.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Villebarou. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Blois4.4 km south, in Blois
MuseumMaison de la Magie4.3 km south, in Blois
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Blois4.4 km south, in Blois
MuseumLa Fondation du doute3.9 km south, in BloisCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois4.2 km south, in BloisAttractionAttractionHôtel d'Alluye4.2 km south, in BloisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Villebarou.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Villebarou is a commune of 2,584 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebarou | 2,584 | — | — | B | — | B− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 1.9 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 2.5 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 4 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 4.4 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| Chailles | 2,726 | 6.6 | A | B | B+ | B+ |
| Cellettes | 2,715 | 7.6 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villebarou has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #7 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. 94% of 190 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent international Robert Badinter in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,869/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villebarou grades B for cost of living.
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 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.