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Le PerchayVal-d'Oise

A town of 504 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Is Le Perchay a good place to live?

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

What makes Le Perchay stand out

The one thing Le Perchay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine · Inscrit · Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Perchay’s story

Le Perchay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Le Perchay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Croix près de l'église
  • 1979Most recently protected: Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Perchay.

Who lives here

More people in Le Perchay hold a degree than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 46%

The share of residents under 15 is 19%. 13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

44.2median age
Le PerchayVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Perchay
Le PerchayVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Under 1519%21%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4420%26%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+15%15%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP19%20%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education46%38%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Perchay: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns

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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Le Perchay; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Le Perchay run higher than in both Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns: a median €33,720 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment runs at 4.6%. At the census, 14.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Le Perchay has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport12%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Le Perchay, 0.2 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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.

Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Perchay86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Roland VasseurNearest collègeCollègeCollège14186%−10 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −10 pts against the expected rate
1.7 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 Le Perchay costs an estimated advertised €15.67/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.

House rents are put at about €13.71/m² a month. The market in Le Perchay: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€15.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Perchay€15.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Val-d'Oise median€18.09/m²
€15.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.63 to €18.03/m² a month)
€13.71/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 Vigny and 8 more in and around Le Perchay

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Le Perchay

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Le Perchay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Croix près de l'église: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Perchay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Perchay yet.

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Le Perchay’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 →
MarinesCourdimancheMenucourtCergyOsnyVauréalMarinesCourdimancheMenucourtCergyOsnyVauréalLe Perchay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Perchay504—————
Marines3,5943.2DCCD−
Courdimanche7,3115.6C−D−BB
Menucourt6,1846.1C−DA−C−
Cergy70,9066.7DDCB−
Osny17,9546.7CD−C−A−
Vauréal16,0797C−D−BB

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

About Le Perchay

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

Le Perchay is a commune of 504 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
504 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vexin Centre
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
95483

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.