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A town of 550 in Yvelines, Île-de-France. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Andelu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Andelu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Andelu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Thoiry, in Thoiry, 1.6 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Andelu. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Andelu.
People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 21%, about level with Yvelines’ towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 49% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Andelu | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Andelu has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 3.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.1 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la MauldreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 189 | 83%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Andelu from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €14.28/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Andelu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Andelu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andelu | 550 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maule | 6,083 | 2.6 | B | B | B− | B |
| Beynes | 7,704 | 3.2 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Villiers-Saint-Frédéric | 3,395 | 5.2 | A | C− | A | A+ |
| Épône | 7,031 | 5.3 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Garancières | 2,621 | 5.4 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Mézières-sur-Seine | 3,923 | 5.4 | C+ | D | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Andelu is a commune of 550 people in the Communauté de communes Gally Mauldre. 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) · 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.