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A town of 1,795 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Villeblevin a good place to live?

Villeblevin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,874/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Villeblevin stand out

The 2 things Villeblevin does most differently from other towns.

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How Villeblevin grades

Each subject compares Villeblevin 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.

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

No historic monuments in Villeblevin

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Loup, in Courlon-sur-Yonne, 4 mi away.

18% 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 Villeblevin.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Villeblevin than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 78.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.5 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.2 mi away.

78.0%passed the brevetDSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villeblevin78.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Claude DebussyNearest collègeCollègeCollège12878%−5 pts
78.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C+

Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Villeblevin run higher than in 62% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Women in Yonne live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 168 residents of Villeblevin died, against 160 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Villeblevin records 92 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Yonne’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Villeblevin is Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau, 7.3 mi away.

−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw105
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Villeblevin · 0.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.

Who lives here

Villeblevin has fewer older residents than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 21% are 65 or over

9.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 20% of adults. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

46.2median age
VilleblevinYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villeblevin
VilleblevinYonne medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.3%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+21%28%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

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

HousingCost of living C+

Homes in Villeblevin sell for €1,874/m² at the median, against €1,433/m² in Yonne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns

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

A house rents for an estimated €11.43/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.35/m² a month, above Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Villeblevin from July 2023 to June 2026: 88 houses and apartments.

€1,874/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Villeblevin€1,874/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,875/m²87
€12.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.14 to €15.04/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Yonne Nord

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Unemployment in Villeblevin, 9.4%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,160 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Villeblevin: 150, for 800 residents in work (0.2 each). Public transport took 12.4% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport12%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Villeblevin, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns

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

Safety

Villeblevin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

All told, Villeblevin had 15 recorded offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.6 violent offenses and 5.2 graded property crimes a year. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).

4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage10
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud7

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.

4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
48.6%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (48.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Château de La Brosse-Montceaux and 3 more in and around Villeblevin

Heritage and museums in and near Villeblevin. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Villeblevin

15pages on Villeblevin

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Villeblevin

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

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Villeblevin’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 Yonne →
Villeneuve-la-GuyardCannes-ÉclusePont-sur-YonneSaint-Germain-LavalVarennes-sur-SeineMontereau-Fault-YonneVilleneuve-la-GuyardCannes-ÉclusePont-sur-YonneSaint-Germain-LavalVarennes-sur-SeineMontereau-Fault-YonneVilleblevin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villeblevin1,795——C+—C+
Villeneuve-la-Guyard3,4551.5C−C+B−C
Cannes-Écluse Seine-et-Marne2,7425.4—C−—C
Pont-sur-Yonne3,3916CB+DC−
Saint-Germain-Laval Seine-et-Marne2,8887.2—C−—C+
Varennes-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne3,7487.5DC−C−C+
Montereau-Fault-Yonne Seine-et-Marne22,2797.5DC−C−B−

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

Questions about Villeblevin

Is Villeblevin safe?

Villeblevin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Are schools in Villeblevin good?

They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Villeblevin expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villeblevin grades C+ for cost of living.

About Villeblevin

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Villeblevin is a commune of 1,795 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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
1,795 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Yonne Nord
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code
89449

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 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.