Prices are modest for what you get (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too (C−): brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. It lags on health as well (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Villeneuve-l'Archevêque 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.
Each subject compares Villeneuve-l'Archevêque 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 20.5%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,750 a year per consumption unit, below Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque at the census.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot11%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
400
jobs based in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, 1.1 per working resident
20.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque costs less than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €691/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.63/m² a month, below Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. A home here costs 2 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.93/m² a month.
€691/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villeneuve-l'Archevêque€691/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€691/m²
36
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.79 to €11.90/m² a month)
2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Villeneuve-l'Archevêque has a higher adjusted death rate than 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Villeneuve-l'Archevêque’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, higher than both Yonne’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). 138 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 136: 1% above. The nearest emergency department to Villeneuve-l'Archevêque is Ch Sens, 12.2 mi away. One GP practises in the town.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sens
12.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sens
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, near Yonne’s towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Ages in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque split evenly at 47.4: half are older, half younger.
47.4median age
Villeneuve-l'ArchevêqueYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villeneuve-l'Archevêque
Is Villeneuve-l'Archevêque safe?
Villeneuve-l'Archevêque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 13.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque good?
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villeneuve-l'Archevêque expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villeneuve-l'Archevêque grades A for cost of living.
About Villeneuve-l'Archevêque
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villeneuve-l'Archevêque is a commune of 1,112 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. 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
1,112 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe
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.
