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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 1,084 people.
Villereau’s best grade is for jobs & income (B): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for cost of living, C+ for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Villereau 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.
Each subject compares Villereau 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.
Villereau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Villereau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Rametz, in Saint-Waast, 5.3 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 Villereau.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,490 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Villereau went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Villereau is Polyclinique Vauban, 11 mi away. 218 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 128: 71% above. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Villereau have one GP on hand.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Villereau, 94.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène ThomasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 214 | 84%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Eugène ThomasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Line up the people of Villereau by age and the one in the middle is 43.1. 17% are under 15, lower than Nord’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (17%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Villereau | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Villereau from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.55/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Villereau. Best known first.
Nothing in Villereau 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 Villereau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villereau | 1,084 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Le Quesnoy | 4,878 | 2.1 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Bavay | 3,249 | 5.9 | C | A | C− | D |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 6 | C− | B | B | C |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 8,612 | 7.4 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 8.5 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Marly | 11,995 | 9.3 | D | C+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villereau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 181 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Eugène Thomas in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Villereau is a commune of 1,084 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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 October 30, 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.