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A town of 4,023 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Montsoult grades C+ overall: better than 37% of compared French towns, and #15 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 9.2 recorded violent incidents and 22.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,117/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Carnelle Pays-de-France. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 38% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Montsoult does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montsoult 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 2 historic monuments in Montsoult, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montsoult.
The median disposable income was €31,730 a year per consumption unit, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Of those in the labour force, 7.3% are unemployed. Montsoult holds 1,550 jobs; 1,850 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Montsoult. Police and gendarmerie figures for Montsoult show 118 offenses in 2025.
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 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, 1.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.90/m² a month, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 148 sales of houses and apartments in Montsoult, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,117/m². A house in Montsoult goes for €3,270/m², an apartment for €2,704/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,270/m² | 100 |
| Apartments | €2,704/m² | 48 |
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.
83.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Montsoult, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 3.1 mi away. School results put the town #13 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel PagnolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 89%−5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jean MermozNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 157 | 73%+2 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 344 residents of Montsoult died, against 360 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Val-d'Oise is 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Val-d'Oise town has 2 family doctors.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montsoult | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. 4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montsoult. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Franconville4.4 km north, in Saint-Martin-du-TertreChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Chasse4.7 km south, in Saint-PrixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bouffémont3.2 km southwest, in BouffémontAttractionAttractionAllée Mégalithique du Blanc Val4.5 km northwest, in PreslesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mafliers1.1 km northwest, in MaffliersAttractionAttractionLavoir de la Petite Ferme3.2 km southwest, in BouffémontPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montsoult, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Croix devant l'église: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Chatsam · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montsoult yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montsoult | 4,023 | — | C+ | C− | C− | A− |
| Bouffémont | 6,593 | 1.8 | C | D | C+ | B+ |
| Domont | 16,065 | 2.8 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | 2,689 | 2.9 | — | C | — | B− |
| Ézanville | 9,858 | 3.2 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Presles | 4,017 | 3.2 | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Écouen | 7,202 | 4.2 | C | D− | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #63 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #13 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. At the three collèges (Collège Marcel Pagnol, Collège Léonard de Vinci and Collège Aristide Briand), 83.3% passed the brevet, 4.6 points below the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,117/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montsoult grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Montsoult is a commune of 4,023 people in the Communauté de communes Carnelle Pays-de-France. 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.
