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It is a town of 8,518 residents in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Le Plessis-Bouchard grades B− overall and ranks #6 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Nationally, it does better than 46% of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: bac results 3.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 37% 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.
The 2 things Le Plessis-Bouchard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Plessis-Bouchard 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Plessis-Bouchard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Boissy, in Taverny, 1.2 mi away.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Plessis-Bouchard. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Plessis-Bouchard.
Unemployment stands at 7.7%. 37.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €32,130 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Le Plessis-Bouchard number 1,400, against 4,000 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
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 in Le Plessis-Bouchard sell for €4,056/m² and apartments for €3,067/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.67/m² a month, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €15.99/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,056/m² | 154 |
| Apartments | €3,067/m² | 164 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Plessis-Bouchard, 84.7% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 678 candidates at 6 lycées. For exam results, it comes #36 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie Sklodowska-CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 82%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 81 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée Louis ArmandBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 91 | 87%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Val-d'Oise: 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 680 deaths in Le Plessis-Bouchard between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 722: 6% below. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Le Plessis-Bouchard can choose among 2 GPs.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Children under 15 make up 19%, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) yet higher than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Line up the people of Le Plessis-Bouchard by age and the one in the middle is 40.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Le Plessis-Bouchard | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
More of the graded crimes in Le Plessis-Bouchard were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Le Plessis-Bouchard show 149 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 4.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.4.
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 sexual violence and 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, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Le Plessis-Bouchard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Le Plessis-Bouchard.
Stéphanie Frappart: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lorie: Antotna89, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sébastien Tellier: choufi///, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-Bouchard | 8,518 | — | B− | D | B | B+ |
| Franconville | 37,754 | 0.9 | C− | D | B− | B |
| Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | 16,138 | 0.9 | C+ | D | B− | A |
| Ermont | 29,489 | 1.1 | C− | D− | C+ | B |
| Saint-Prix | 7,612 | 1.2 | C | D− | B− | B |
| Taverny | 27,593 | 1.7 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Montigny-lès-Cormeilles | 22,457 | 1.9 | D | D | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #9 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 52 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #36 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. The lycée stands out: 100% of 81 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, a point above 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 Le Plessis-Bouchard grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Le Plessis-Bouchard is a commune of 8,518 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 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.