Villa Alegre (Spanish for "joyous town") a commune and city located in Linares Province, Maule Region of Chile.

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Villa Alegre spans an area of 189.8 km2 (73 sq mi) and has 14,725 inhabitants (7,332 men and 7,393 women).

As a commune, Villa Alegre is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.

The 2008-2012 alcalde is Arturo Palma Vilches (PPD),[1][2] and the councilors are: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Villa Alegre is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Tarud (PDC) and Romilio Gutiérrez (UDI) as part of the 39th electoral district, together with Linares, Colbún, San Javier and Yerbas Buenas.

The commune is represented in the Senate by Hernán Larraín (UDI) and Ximena Rincón González (PDC) as part of the 11th senatorial constituency (Maule-South).