The data are hard on it. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a D overall, Villeneuve-le-Roi is better than 8% of compared French towns. It ranks #38 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 47% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Villeneuve-le-Roi 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.
Menhir dit La Pierreffite · Classé · Photo: Erwmat · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villeneuve-le-Roi’s story
Villeneuve-le-Roi in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villeneuve-le-Roi: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
Christophe Balthazard, born in 1588, is the one person born in Villeneuve-le-Roi before 1900 that Wikidata records.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villeneuve-le-Roi: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Menhir dit La Pierreffite: Photo: Erwmat · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-le-Roi.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
47.1% of commuters in Villeneuve-le-Roi walk, cycle or ride, against 55.6% in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
47%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €24,780 a year per consumption unit, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Villeneuve-le-Roi: 6,200, for 9,050 residents in work (0.7 each). Unemployment is 11.9%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving50%
Public transport41%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,200
jobs based in Villeneuve-le-Roi, 0.7 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Villeneuve-le-Roi costs an estimated advertised €18.67/m² a month, against €20.46/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€3,578/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €3,578/m², lower than Val-de-Marne’s towns (€4,010/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house in Villeneuve-le-Roi goes for €3,750/m², an apartment for €3,456/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 492 homes were sold in the town.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeneuve-le-Roi€3,578/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,750/m²
283
Apartments
€3,456/m²
209
€18.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.70 to €22.21/m² a month)
8.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
81.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 26 collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 652 candidates at 7 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Villeneuve-le-Roi, 89.7% passed the bac, below Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #37 of 47 in Val-de-Marne on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Villeneuve-le-Roi are under 15, more than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
38.2median age
Graduates make up 29% of adults. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, near Val-de-Marne’s towns (13%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.
Villeneuve-le-RoiVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Villeneuve-le-Roi ranks above 72% of compared French towns for crime per resident
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Villeneuve-le-Roi’s tally for 2025: 517 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.5 cases of violence against people and 18.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Villeneuve-le-Roi (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage156
Family violence77
Other physical violence68
Vehicle theft63
Theft from vehicles59
Burglary57
Sexual violence37
Theft without violence197
Fraud129
Drug use57
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
517
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments in Villeneuve-le-Roi, the oldest from prehistory
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Villeneuve-le-Roi is Menhir dit La Pierreffite. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Villeneuve-le-Roi records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Val-de-Marne: 86.7 years for women and 82.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 1,355 residents of Villeneuve-le-Roi died, against 1,433 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. This Val-de-Marne town has 11 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Villeneuve-le-Roi · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Michèle Alliot-Marie: Remi Jouan ( CaptainHaddock ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Marc Gabouty: Babsy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Michel Moal: Filbar29, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Villeneuve-le-Roi
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Villeneuve-le-Roi is a commune of 21,000 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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
21,000 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Val-de-Marne (94)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
94077
Villeneuve-le-Roi’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villeneuve-le-Roi
Is Villeneuve-le-Roi safe?
It grades C for safety, #28 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 57 burglaries and 156 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villeneuve-le-Roi good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #37 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 91% of 339 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marianne in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villeneuve-le-Roi expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villeneuve-le-Roi grades D for cost of living.
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.
