Strong in places, weak in others. Its weakest is schools — brevet results 6.8 points below the expected rate. Health outcomes beat most towns (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,643/m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, better than just over a quarter of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #25 of 73 in Val-d'Oise.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Magny-en-Vexin 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magny-en-Vexin.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Getting about on foot is easier in Magny-en-Vexin than in 90% of compared French towns
Jobs located in Magny-en-Vexin: 2,100, for 2,500 residents in work (0.9 each). At the census, just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Also worth knowing: 13.5% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport14%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,100
jobs based in Magny-en-Vexin, 0.9 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Magny-en-Vexin’s ages would predict, 71 per 100 expected, under Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
495 deaths in Magny-en-Vexin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 459: 8% above. Women in Val-d'Oise live to 85.9 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Magny-en-Vexin is Hopital Novo site Magny En Vexin Ex Ghi du Vexin Magny, 0.3 mi away.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Magny-en-Vexin · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Novo site Magny En Vexin Ex Ghi du Vexin Magny
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Gisors
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Magny-en-Vexin keeps more of its old housing than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Magny-en-Vexin is Croix en pierre de l'ancien cimetière. Scaled to its population, that is 12 protected monuments for every 10,000 people locally. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments locally: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Exam results around Magny-en-Vexin trail 84% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Magny-en-Vexin, 87.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.1 mi away. Schools rank #19 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Magny-en-Vexin records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10.8 violent offenses and 19.6 graded property crimes a year. Police and gendarmerie recorded 165 offenses in Magny-en-Vexin in 2025. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
10.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage53
Family violence32
Vehicle theft20
Theft from vehicles19
Other physical violence16
Sexual violence13
Burglary12
Drug use54
Theft without violence37
Fraud33
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.
10.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
165
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Magny-en-Vexin is €15.34/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.
The median price, €2,643/m², comes from 148 sales of houses and apartments in Magny-en-Vexin from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses sell for €2,623/m² in the town, apartments for €2,697/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 148 homes were sold locally.
€2,643/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Magny-en-Vexin€2,643/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,623/m²
109
Apartments
€2,697/m²
39
€15.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.95 to €18.17/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Magny-en-Vexin than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 27% of adults
Children under 15 make up 19%, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) but above compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
41.6median age
Magny-en-VexinVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Croix en pierre de l'ancien cimetière: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de Crosne: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite de Henri II: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de Brière (ancien): Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean-Baptiste Santerre: Jean-Baptiste Santerre, Public domain · Georges Heuillard: Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maurice Guesnier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Pierre Michel Hennin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Magny-en-Vexin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Magny-en-Vexin
Is Magny-en-Vexin safe?
It grades C− for safety, #59 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Magny-en-Vexin good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #19 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Magny-en-Vexin expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,643/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Magny-en-Vexin grades C− for cost of living.
About Magny-en-Vexin
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Magny-en-Vexin is a commune of 5,779 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
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.
