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In Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, this town has 17,854 residents.
A town with more to fix than most. Its lowest grade is for schools: bac results 3.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8.1 points below the expected rate. Buying in is costly (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It is strong on safety as well — an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade lands at C−, #39 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Set against the rest, it does better than 19% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Jouy-le-Moutier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jouy-le-Moutier 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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Jouy-le-Moutier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Jouy-le-Moutier. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la batellerie et des voies navigables de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine4.7 km southeast, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
MuseumChâteau du Prieuré4.7 km southeast, in Conflans-Sainte-HonorineChâteauChâteauAncienne Maison aux Moinesin townChâteauChâteauAncienne maison de Théophile Steinleinin townAttractionAttractionVignes des Coteaux des Jouannesin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jouy-le-Moutier.
Those 65 and older account for 11% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of residents, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Jouy-le-Moutier | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Jouy-le-Moutier, 88.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). At the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km, 75% of 383 candidates passed the bac pro. Also worth knowing: by results, schools here place #72 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri GuillaumetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 71%−14 pts |
| Lycée de l'HautilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 195 | 85%−7 pts |
| Collège Les TouleusesBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 165 | 94%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 34.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Jouy-le-Moutier: 3,150, for 7,950 residents in work (0.4 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,790 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,052/m² in Jouy-le-Moutier, apartments for €3,461/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.41/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 77% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,052/m² | 344 |
| Apartments | €3,461/m² | 104 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
284 offenses were reported in Jouy-le-Moutier during 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.6% of the total, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Jouy-le-Moutier is Église Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Val-d'Oise, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 613 deaths in Jouy-le-Moutier between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 680: 10% below. There are 8 general practitioners here.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
The list names few of Jouy-le-Moutier’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Jouy-le-Moutier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 17,854 | — | C− | D | B+ | C+ |
| Vauréal | 16,079 | 1.3 | C− | D− | B | B |
| Maurecourt Yvelines | 4,454 | 1.5 | B− | D− | A | A− |
| Andrésy Yvelines | 13,834 | 2.2 | C+ | D | B− | A |
| Cergy | 70,906 | 2.3 | D | D | C | B− |
| Chanteloup-les-Vignes Yvelines | 10,861 | 2.6 | D | D | B− | B− |
| Triel-sur-Seine Yvelines | 12,206 | 2.6 | C+ | D | C+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #5 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 108 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #72 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 85% of 195 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de l'Hautil in 2025, 7 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 Jouy-le-Moutier grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Jouy-le-Moutier is a commune of 17,854 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise. 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 November 4, 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.