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The town has 215 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Villegaudin is too small for the grades other French towns get. 11% of homes here are second homes. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.
The 2 things Villegaudin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villegaudin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison à pans de bois, in Mervans, 4.4 mi away.
22% 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 Villegaudin.
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Degrees are held by 21% of adults, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Villegaudin has a median age of 41.6 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villegaudin | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 44% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Villegaudin didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income was €25,380 a year per consumption unit, close to both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 10.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Olivier de la MarcheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 96%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Villegaudin.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villegaudin 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 Villegaudin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villegaudin | 215 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 8.6 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 9 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 9.8 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 12 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 12 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 13 | A− | B− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villegaudin is a commune of 215 people in the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse. 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 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.