Villeneuve-Saint-Georges grades low on several counts. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 15.3% unemployment. Overall, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges earns a D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,975/m², so 70 m² costs 7.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Its strongest is walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 57% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 2.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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-Saint-Georges 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.
Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, above Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
32.9median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over one in ten residents. 16% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 32.9, the median resident of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges sits in the middle of the age range.
Villeneuve-Saint-GeorgesVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges run lower than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €19,030 a year per consumption unit
57%walk, cycle or take transit
56.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Val-de-Marne’s towns (55.6%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 15.3%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport52%
Driving40%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
11,100
jobs based in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, 0.8 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,030
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
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Villeneuve-Saint-Georges than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 79.3%
91%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool 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 1,039 candidates at 11 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #47 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. At the lycées within 5 km of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, 88.7% passed the bac, lower than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The estimated advertised rent in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is €17.82/m² a month, against €20.46/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€2,975/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges sell for €2,658/m², houses for €3,313/m². This Val-de-Marne town is the second cheapest of the 47 towns in Val-de-Marne, at €2,975/m². Behind the median of €2,975/m²: 532 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges€2,975/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,313/m²
215
Apartments
€2,658/m²
317
€17.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.19 to €22.40/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.77/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
Safety
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges sees more crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns
13.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Graded property crimes ran at 17.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 13.1 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,050 offenses in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage350
Family violence206
Other physical violence187
Theft from vehicles104
Vehicle theft77
Sexual violence71
Burglary49
Armed robbery6
Drug use445
Theft without violence391
Fraud146
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.
13.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,050
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2004
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 5.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (3.5%) but below compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges records 88 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 16 general practitioners in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. In Val-de-Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.7 years for women and 82.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,915 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,925, 1% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
1.3 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
Yoan Gouffran: Fcgb260, Public domain · Lucas Gourna-Douath: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is a commune of 36,221 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
36,221 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Val-de-Marne (94)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²)
INSEE code
94078
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges’ 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-Saint-Georges
Is Villeneuve-Saint-Georges safe?
It grades C− for safety, #39 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 350 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 93% of 194 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François Arago in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villeneuve-Saint-Georges expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,975/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villeneuve-Saint-Georges 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.
