Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Deuil-la-Barre’s overall grade, C, puts it better than 26% of compared French towns. That places it #26 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its schools fall short: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Where it does best is walkability (A+) — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 56% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Deuil-la-Barre 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Deuil-la-Barre.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Getting about on foot is easier in Deuil-la-Barre than in 98% of compared French towns
Deuil-la-Barre has 3,850 jobs for 10,800 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €28,160 a year per consumption unit, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly half of working residents in Deuil-la-Barre went to work by public transport.
56%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport49%
Driving39%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
3,850
jobs based in Deuil-la-Barre, 0.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Deuil-la-Barre than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €19.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €3,724/m², above Val-d'Oise’s towns (€3,266/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses in Deuil-la-Barre sell for €4,370/m² and apartments for €3,441/m². Of the homes sold, 35% were houses.
€3,724/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Deuil-la-Barre€3,724/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,370/m²
259
Apartments
€3,441/m²
487
€19.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.29 to €23.50/m² a month)
8.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Deuil-la-Barre’s ages would predict, 72 per 100 expected, under Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Val-d'Oise, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,336 deaths in Deuil-la-Barre between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,677: 20% below. 21 GPs practise in the town.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Deuil-la-Barre · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Estree
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Estree
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
78.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 45 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Deuil-la-Barre, 87.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #14 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Deuil-la-Barre hold a degree than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 46%
16% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town.
39.1median age
Deuil-la-BarreVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Deuil-la-Barre ranks above 68% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Violence against people averaged 7.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 18.5. Deuil-la-Barre’s tally for 2025: 505 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Deuil-la-Barre (2025).
7.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage182
Burglary88
Family violence79
Other physical violence52
Vehicle theft44
Theft from vehicles34
Sexual violence26
Fraud181
Theft without violence127
Drug use109
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
505
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Deuil-la-Barre: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Deuil-la-Barre is Église prieurale et paroissiale de Saint-Eugène. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, between Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Deuil-la-Barre
Is Deuil-la-Barre safe?
It grades C for safety, #39 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 88 burglaries and 182 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Deuil-la-Barre good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #14 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Deuil-la-Barre expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Deuil-la-Barre grades D for cost of living.
About Deuil-la-Barre
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Deuil-la-Barre is a commune of 23,099 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
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.
