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Over-65s are only 15% of the population. 1,109 residents make their home in this town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Villiers-Charlemagne’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B− for jobs & income. The median sale price is €1,423/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Villiers-Charlemagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Villiers-Charlemagne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villiers-Charlemagne 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.
Villiers-Charlemagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villiers-Charlemagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Oppidum (portion), in Entrammes, 5.6 mi away.
21% 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 Villiers-Charlemagne.
6.9% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 1.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Villiers-Charlemagne holds 200 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.46/m² a month, close to Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Villiers-Charlemagne. A house rents for an estimated €7.69/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,423/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
32% of adults hold a degree, higher than Mayenne’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 22% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Villiers-Charlemagne | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 54 residents of Villiers-Charlemagne died, against 64 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Villiers-Charlemagne is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou, 6.7 mi away. At birth, a girl in Mayenne can expect 86.5 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Heritage in and near Villiers-Charlemagne. Best known first.
Nothing in Villiers-Charlemagne 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 Villiers-Charlemagne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-Charlemagne | 1,109 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Meslay-du-Maine | 2,779 | 6 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 16,584 | 6.9 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| L'Huisserie | 4,672 | 8.1 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B− |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | 6,302 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Laval | 49,400 | 11 | B | B− | D | B+ |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 3,174 | 11 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villiers-Charlemagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villiers-Charlemagne grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Villiers-Charlemagne is a commune of 1,109 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez. 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) · 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.