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A town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 2,148 people.
Villié-Morgon’s strongest is schools (A): brevet results a point above the expected rate. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,094/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Saône-Beaujolais.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Villié-Morgon 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 one thing Villié-Morgon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villié-Morgon 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.
Villié-Morgon 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 Villié-Morgon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Moulin à vent, in Romanèche-Thorins, 3.8 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Villié-Morgon. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Pizay3.2 km southeast, in Belleville-en-BeaujolaisChâteauChâteauChâteau Grange Cochardin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corcelles-en-Beaujolais3.1 km east, in Corcelles-en-BeaujolaisChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pierre4.7 km southwest, in Régnié-DuretteMuseumMuseumHameau Dubœuf - Le centre de vinification4.8 km east, in LanciéPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villié-Morgon.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Claude RuetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Villié-Morgon is Polyclinique du Beaujolais, 10.5 mi away. 151 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 199: 24% below. Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Villié-Morgon can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Villié-Morgon counts 0.6 jobs (600 jobs, 1,000 workers). The median disposable income was €27,480 a year per consumption unit, below Rhône’s towns (€30,220) but above compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Behind the median of €2,094/m²: 45 houses and apartments sold in Villié-Morgon between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.04/m² a month. The sales split: 87% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,169/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, above Rhône’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (22%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Villié-Morgon | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Graded property crimes ran at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.7 (2023–2025 average). In all, 22 offenses reached the police record in Villié-Morgon in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 39.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Villié-Morgon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Villié-Morgon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villié-Morgon | 2,148 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 14,016 | 4.4 | C | C | C+ | C |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire | 4,018 | 5.5 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône Ain | 3,799 | 6.7 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Ain | 2,934 | 6.9 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 4,677 | 7.4 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 3,198 | 7.6 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villié-Morgon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,094/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villié-Morgon grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villié-Morgon is a commune of 2,148 people in the Communauté de communes Saône-Beaujolais. 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.