From 1926, De Villeneuve was socially active as an elected member of the local council of Semarang.Indische Courant (1 July 1926). He was a founding President of the Semarang section of the Mountaineering Association (Vereeniging voor Bergsport) in colonial Indonesia.Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad (23 October 1929). During 1930–1934 he was also President of the Association of Agricultural Entrepreneurs in the Principalities of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Bond van Vorstenlandsche Landbouwondernemers, BVL), located in Semarang. In that capacity he was a member of the board of the Association of Entrepreneurs in Indonesia (Indische Ondernemersbond, IOB).
