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LonguesseVal-d'Oise

A town of 496 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Is Longuesse a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Longuesse’s story

Longuesse in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Longuesse: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1937First protected: Croix de cimetière
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longuesse.

History

Longuesse keeps more of its old housing than Val-d'Oise or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

Longuesse sits above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Longuesse: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Longuesse than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

That puts Longuesse below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 14% of residents.

49.1median age
LonguesseVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Longuesse
LonguesseVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Under 1512%21%17%
15–2414%12%11%
25–4419%26%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+20%15%22%
No diploma10%17%19%
CAP or BEP25%20%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education39%38%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Longuesse run higher than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: a median €34,270 a year per consumption unit

On this, Longuesse is above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.4% of the labour force are out of work. Longuesse 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

Driving76%
Public transport13%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Longuesse, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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.

In the comparison, Longuesse comes above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Longuesse86.0%
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
1.8 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 Longuesse costs an estimated advertised €16.20/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.

€16.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Longuesse€16.20/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Val-d'Oise median€18.09/m²
€16.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.60 to €19.29/m² a month)
€14.15/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 6 more in and around Longuesse

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Longuesse

13pages on Longuesse

Landmarks

The list names few of Longuesse’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix de cimetière: Photo: JeanBono · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Longuesse

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Longuesse yet.

How we find them →

Longuesse’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 →
MenucourtCourdimancheMeulan-en-YvelinesHardricourtVaux-sur-SeineVauréalMenucourtCourdimancheMeulan-en-YvelinesHardricourtVaux-sur-SeineVauréalLonguesse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Longuesse496—————
Menucourt6,1843.3C−DA−C−
Courdimanche7,3113.5C−D−BB
Meulan-en-Yvelines Yvelines8,9503.8C−C−CC+
Hardricourt Yvelines2,5994.1C−DB−D
Vaux-sur-Seine Yvelines5,2024.2C+DB+B+
Vauréal16,0794.8C−D−BB

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

About Longuesse

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

Longuesse is a commune of 496 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
496 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vexin Centre
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
95348

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.