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A town of 1,904 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
Attainville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Attainville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Attainville 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Attainville counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Attainville.
42% of adults hold a degree, above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (38%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. One measure of family life: 21% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Attainville | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.09/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €13.81/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 88% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,385/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Attainville, 86.9% passed the bac, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel PagnolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 89%−5 pts |
| Lycée George SandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 413 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège Jean BullantBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 114 | 87%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Val-d'Oise live to 85.9 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 87 deaths in Attainville from 2016 to 2025; there were 67, 23% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Attainville is Groupement hospitalier Eaubonne Montmorency Simone Veil, 5.2 mi away.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Attainville is Église Saint-Martin. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 6.5% of the total, between Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 5.1%, lower than both Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 26.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Attainville. Best known first.
Attainville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 2.5
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Attainville yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attainville | 1,904 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Montsoult | 4,023 | 1.6 | C+ | C− | C− | A− |
| Ézanville | 9,858 | 1.8 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Bouffémont | 6,593 | 1.8 | C | D | C+ | B+ |
| Domont | 16,065 | 1.9 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Écouen | 7,202 | 2.7 | C | D− | C | A− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | 2,689 | 3.4 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Attainville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. 92% of 413 candidates passed the bac at Lycée George Sand in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Attainville grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Attainville is a commune of 1,904 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée. 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
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.