Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,963 people, lies in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Where it does best is jobs & income (A+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns (C): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Auffargis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Auffargis 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.
Auffargis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auffargis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Robert Benoist, born in 1895, is the one person born in Auffargis before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auffargis.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Auffargis records 77 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Yvelines’ towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 137 residents of Auffargis died, against 178 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. In Yvelines, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €3,252/m², below Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Auffargis recorded 62 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,252/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 4.4%. At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Auffargis didn’t travel to work at all.
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 collège is 1.2 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les MolièresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 178 | 89%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auffargis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Aged 15 to 24: 8.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Yvelines’ towns (20%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Auffargis | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 57% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Auffargis. Best known first.
Auffargis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de l'ancienne abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay: Photo: Coyau · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Auffargis.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auffargis | 1,963 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Les Essarts-le-Roi | 6,831 | 1.7 | B | C− | B | A− |
| Le Perray-en-Yvelines | 6,480 | 1.7 | A− | C− | A | A− |
| Coignières | 4,321 | 4.1 | C | D | D− | A+ |
| Rambouillet | 27,724 | 4.1 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis | 7,276 | 4.6 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| La Verrière | 5,994 | 5.3 | C− | D | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Auffargis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Auffargis grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Auffargis is a commune of 1,963 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires. 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.