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VillechenèveRhône

922 people call this town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Villechenève a good place to live?

Villechenève is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Villechenève stand out

The one thing Villechenève does most differently from other towns.

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Villechenève’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Villechenève’s story

No historic monuments in Villechenève

The Culture ministry lists no building in Villechenève as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bussière, in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé, 5.1 mi away.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villechenève.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Villechenève are under 15, more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population. Graduates make up a third of adults.

39median age
VillechenèveRhône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villechenève
VillechenèveRhône medianFrance median
Under 1523%19%17%
15–249.9%11%11%
25–4428%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+14%19%22%
No diploma15%15%19%
CAP or BEP27%21%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education33%41%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Villechenève are out of work than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.2%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.4% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, Villechenève counts 0.5 jobs (250 jobs, 450 workers). The median disposable income is €26,090 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Villechenève, 0.5 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Villechenève costs less than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.94/m² a month

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

Sales in Villechenève from July 2023 to June 2026: 29 houses and apartments.

€9.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villechenève€9.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Rhône median€14.83/m²
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.44 to €13.29/m² a month)
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villechenève

11pages on Villechenève

Landmarks

Nothing in Villechenève is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Villechenève

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villechenève yet.

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Villechenève’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 Rhône →
PanissièresTarareVindry-sur-TurdineSain-BelFeursL'ArbreslePanissièresTarareVindry-sur-TurdineSain-BelFeursL'ArbresleVillechenève
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villechenève922—————
Panissières Loire2,9113.4—A+—B+
Tarare10,8935.9B+B+CB+
Vindry-sur-Turdine5,3056.5ACB+A−
Sain-Bel2,5669.3AB+BB−
Feurs Loire8,36710A−B+B−C+
L'Arbresle6,53710A−BC+B

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

About Villechenève

Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Villechenève is a commune of 922 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais. 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
922 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code
69263

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.