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It is a town of 193 residents in Marne, Grand Est.

Population

193

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.50

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,000

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Villevenard a good place to live?

Villevenard isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Alpin · Classé · Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Villevenard’s story

Villevenard in pictures

Villevenard has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1915.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1915First protected: Église Saint-Alpin
1926Most recently protected: Grottes sépulcrales néolithiques

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villevenard.

History

Villevenard keeps more of its old housing than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Villevenard is Grottes sépulcrales néolithiques.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Grottes sépulcrales néolithiques Prehistory
Église Saint-Alpin

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1915

first monument protected

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Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Villevenard?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Villevenard has fewer young adults than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Marne’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Villevenard have a median age of 48.6. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.

48.6median age

VillevenardMarne medianFrance median

Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villevenard
	Villevenard	Marne median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	7.1%	11%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	25%	26%
65+	25%	25%	22%
No diploma	30%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	15%	24%	30%

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Ages48.6 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Villevenard?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Villevenard, 4.2%, runs below Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Villevenard number 100, against 100 residents in work (1.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,000 a year per consumption unit, above both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.9% of commuters travelled at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving71%

On foot6%

Bicycle3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

100

jobs based in Villevenard, 1.2 per working resident

4.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,000

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

19%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 1.2 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,000 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Villevenard than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Villevenard recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villevenard€9.50/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Marne median€10.89/m²

€9.50/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.72 to €11.69/m² a month)

€8.03/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.50/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Baye and 3 more in and around Villevenard

Heritage in and near Villevenard. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baye3.6 km northwest, in Baye AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre-d'Oyes2.5 km south, in Oyes AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-d'Andecy3.4 km north, in Baye ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Congy3.8 km northeast, in Congy

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villevenard

12pages on Villevenard

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors17% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Villevenard has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

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Grottes sépulcrales néolithiquesCave · Prehistory

Église Saint-AlpinChurch

Photo credits

Grottes sépulcrales néolithiques: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Alpin: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Villevenard

One notable person was born in Villevenard.

Their page →

Maryse RenardFrench linguist and poet · born 1939

Villevenard’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Marne →

SézanneBlancs-CoteauxMontmirailÉpernayVillevenard

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Villevenard	193	—	—	—	—	—
Sézanne	4,576	8.2	C⁺	A	C⁻	B⁻
Blancs-Coteaux	3,080	11	A	A	A⁻	C⁻
Montmirail	3,535	12	B⁻	A	B	C⁺
Épernay	22,174	16	D	B	D	C⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Villevenard

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Villevenard is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne. 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

Population: 193 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne
Département: Marne (51)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code: 51641

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.