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AvernesVal-d'Oise

A town of 871 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Population

871

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Home prices

€2,749

per m² · 32 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²

Rent

€16.20

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€33,540

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Avernes a good place to live?

Avernes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Lucien · Classé · Photo: Patrick Gueit · CC BY-SA 3.0

Avernes’ story

Avernes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Avernes: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Camille Mélinand, born in 1865, is the one person born in Avernes before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1920First protected: Église Saint-Martin
1945Most recently protected: Église Saint-Lucien

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Nearby attractions

Château de Vigny and 12 more in and around Avernes

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Avernes. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vigny4.1 km east, in Vigny ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Guiry2.8 km northwest, in Guiry-en-Vexin ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jambville4.8 km south, in Jambville MuseumMuseumMusée du Vexin français1.8 km east, in Théméricourt MuseumMuseumMusée archéologique départemental du Val-d'Oise3 km northwest, in Guiry-en-Vexin ChâteauChâteauHypocauste de Wy-dit-Joli-Village3.2 km northwest, in Wy-dit-Joli-Village

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avernes.

Who lives here

More people in Avernes hold a degree than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 45%

Avernes sits above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (38%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town.

43.8median age

AvernesVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Val-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Avernes
	Avernes	Val-d'Oise median	France median
Under 15	20%	21%	17%
15–24	10%	12%	11%
25–44	22%	26%	23%
45–64	30%	25%	26%
65+	18%	15%	22%
No diploma	9.8%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	20%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	45%	38%	30%

Full pageAvernes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.8 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households340 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Avernes?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Avernes keeps more of its old housing than Val-d'Oise or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Avernes above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Avernes: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Avernes is Croix de l'ancien cimetière.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé4

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.

oldest protected part

1920

first monument protected

Full pageAvernes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé4 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Avernes?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Avernes is better off than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,540 a year per consumption unit

On this, Avernes is above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970). 13.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Avernes has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%

Public transport12%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot2%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Avernes, 0.3 per working resident

8.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€33,540

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€33,540 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points below the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Avernes comes above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Avernes86.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Roland VasseurNearest collègeCollège	Collège	141	86%−10 pts

86.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −10 pts against the expected rate

2.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageAvernes’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Avernes is €16.20/m² a month, against €18.09/m² in Val-d'Oise’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

The median price, €2,749/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Avernes from July 2023 to June 2026.

€2,749/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Avernes€2,749/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€2,717/m²	31

€16.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.60 to €19.29/m² a month)

€11.62/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAvernes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€16.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €2,749/m²

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Avernes

14pages on Avernes

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €2,749/m² · rent €16.20/m² a month SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Housing32 sales on record, the last three years Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.8 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Avernes: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Croix de l'ancien cimetièreCross · 15th c.

Église Saint-MartinChurch

Photo credits

Croix de l'ancien cimetière: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Avernes

One notable person was born in Avernes.

Their page →

Camille MélinandFrench philosopher (1865–1951)

Avernes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Val-d'Oise →

HardricourtMeulan-en-YvelinesMagny-en-VexinMarinesMenucourtJuziersAvernes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Avernes	871	—	—	—	—	—
Hardricourt Yvelines	2,599	5.6	C⁻	D	B⁻	D
Meulan-en-Yvelines Yvelines	8,950	5.7	C⁻	C⁻	C	C⁺
Magny-en-Vexin	5,779	6	C	C⁻	C⁻	A
Marines	3,594	6.4	D	C	C	D⁻
Menucourt	6,184	6.4	C⁻	D	A⁻	C⁻
Juziers Yvelines	4,065	6.6	C⁻	D	B⁺	C⁻

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

About Avernes

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

Avernes is a commune of 871 people in the Communauté de communes Vexin Centre. 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: 871 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vexin Centre
Département: Val-d'Oise (95)
Région: Île-de-France
Area: 6.6 sq mi (17.2 km²)
INSEE code: 95040

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.