Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 256 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Villechauve has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villechauve as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Fresne, in Authon, 3.3 mi away.
47% 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 Villechauve.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Ages in Villechauve split evenly at 49.4: half are older, half younger.
45% women, 55% men
About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villechauve | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,290 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Villechauve: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.62/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villechauve 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 Villechauve 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villechauve | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 4 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 8.5 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 12 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Monnaie Indre-et-Loire | 4,833 | 13 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 13 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 3,333 | 15 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Villechauve is a commune of 256 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 8, 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.