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This town in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France has a population of 4,570.
More weak spots than strong ones. Overall, La Frette-sur-Seine earns a D: better than 15% of compared French towns, and #49 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car: 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 39% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns (D): bac results 4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.2 points below the expected rate.
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.
The 3 things La Frette-sur-Seine does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Frette-sur-Seine 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Frette-sur-Seine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, 1.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and family days out in and near La Frette-sur-Seine. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Maisons3.7 km southwest, in Maisons-LaffitteMuseumMuseumMusée de la boxe4.6 km east, in SannoisChâteauChâteauFort Saint-Sébastien2.4 km west, in Saint-Germain-en-LayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cadet-de-Vaux3.9 km east, in FranconvilleGardenGardenSol Majeur3 km south, in SartrouvilleTheme parkTheme parkParkids3.3 km southeast, in SartrouvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Frette-sur-Seine.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.70/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in La Frette-sur-Seine: €4,483/m² for houses, €3,425/m² for apartments. Houses are advertised at an estimated €17.16/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,483/m² | 136 |
| Apartments | €3,425/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 8.4%, lower than both Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly two in five commuters travelled at the census. La Frette-sur-Seine holds 500 jobs; 2,100 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
82.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of La Frette-sur-Seine, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 76% of 615 candidates passed at the 5 vocational lycées within 5 km. A collège lies 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Camille ClaudelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 65%−18 pts |
| Lycée Philippe KiefferNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 199 | 94%−3 pts |
| Collège Claude MonetBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 115 | 74%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in La Frette-sur-Seine. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4 cases of violence against people and 25.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 108 offenses locally.
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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. 279 deaths in La Frette-sur-Seine between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 347: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to La Frette-sur-Seine is Plyclinique de Maisons Laffitte Ex Hopital des Courses, 2.2 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
18% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, between Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of La Frette-sur-Seine is older than 42.4, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Frette-sur-Seine | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in La Frette-sur-Seine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm La Frette-sur-Seine as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Frette-sur-Seine | 4,570 | — | D | D− | C− | B+ |
| Cormeilles-en-Parisis | 27,292 | 1.1 | C+ | D− | B− | A− |
| Montigny-lès-Cormeilles | 22,457 | 1.6 | D | D | C | B− |
| Herblay-sur-Seine | 31,779 | 1.9 | C− | D | C | A− |
| Maisons-Laffitte Yvelines | 23,093 | 2.4 | B+ | D− | B | A− |
| Franconville | 37,754 | 2.4 | C− | D | B− | B |
| Sartrouville Yvelines | 52,763 | 2.5 | C | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #57 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #53 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 94% of 199 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Philippe Kieffer in 2025, 3 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 La Frette-sur-Seine grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
La Frette-sur-Seine is a commune of 4,570 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val Parisis. 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 9, 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.