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La Roche-GuyonVal-d'Oise

A town of 399 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Is La Roche-Guyon a good place to live?

La Roche-Guyon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes La Roche-Guyon stand out

The one thing La Roche-Guyon does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Roche-Guyon’s story

La Roche-Guyon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in La Roche-Guyon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in La Roche-Guyon before 1900, the earliest François XII de La Rochefoucauld, in 1747.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Samson
  • 1946Most recently protected: Mairie et marché couvert
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roche-Guyon.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape La Roche-Guyon: 14% are 15 to 24, above Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns

A fifth of residents are 65 or over, between Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.

42.9median age
La Roche-GuyonVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Roche-Guyon
La Roche-GuyonVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Under 1517%21%17%
15–2414%12%11%
25–4422%26%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+20%15%22%
No diploma20%17%19%
CAP or BEP20%20%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education39%38%30%

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

History

Old homes shape La Roche-Guyon: 45% were built before 1919, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in La Roche-Guyon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit3
18th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

In La Roche-Guyon, 24.2% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 38.0% in Val-d'Oise’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €29,200 a year per consumption unit. La Roche-Guyon has 400 jobs for 200 working residents, 2.1 per worker. 10.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

24%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving65%
On foot10%
Public transport9%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in La Roche-Guyon, 2.1 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

77.0% 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.

The nearest general lycée is 6.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.

77.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

La Roche-Guyon77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marc ChagallNearest collègeCollègeCollège12477%−10 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −10 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in La Roche-Guyon costs an estimated advertised €13.06/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.

A house rents for an estimated €11.81/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 85% were houses.

€13.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Roche-Guyon€13.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Val-d'Oise median€18.09/m²
€13.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.95 to €15.58/m² a month)
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de La Roche-Guyon and 7 more in and around La Roche-Guyon

Museums, heritage and gardens in and near La Roche-Guyon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Roche-Guyon

13pages on La Roche-Guyon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in La Roche-Guyon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Mairie et marché couvert: Photo: Spedona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Samson: Photo: Spedona · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Roche-Guyon

2 notable people were born in La Roche-Guyon.

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La Roche-Guyon’s 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 →
GasnyFreneuseBonnières-sur-SeineRosny-sur-SeineMantes-la-JolieVernonGasnyFreneuseBonnières-sur-SeineRosny-sur-SeineMantes-la-JolieVernonLa Roche-Guyon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Roche-Guyon399—————
Gasny Eure3,0621.5C−C+BD
Freneuse Yvelines4,5053.1C−CB+C+
Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines5,0644DCCB−
Rosny-sur-Seine Yvelines7,3285.7C−C−BB
Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines43,5266.6DC−CB−
Vernon Eure25,2906.7DC−CC+

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

About La Roche-Guyon

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

La Roche-Guyon is a commune of 399 people in the Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine. 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
399 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
INSEE code
95523

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.