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A town of 1,180 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Aulnay-sur-Mauldre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 13.4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,097/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Aulnay-sur-Mauldre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Aulnay-sur-Mauldre 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 no building in Aulnay-sur-Mauldre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château Saint-Vincent, in Maule, 1.1 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aulnay-sur-Mauldre.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Aulnay-sur-Mauldre sits below both Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 187 | 72%−11 pts |
| Lycée Vincent Van GoghNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 93%−2 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.
The median sale price was €3,097/m², below Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,177/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12% of residents are 15 to 24 and 16% are 65 or over, against 12% and 17% in the median compared commune of Yvelines. 45% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Yvelines 49%, France 30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Aulnay-sur-Mauldre | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 58 residents of Aulnay-sur-Mauldre died, against 72 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A+.
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
That puts Aulnay-sur-Mauldre below both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €32,710 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, gardens and heritage in and near Aulnay-sur-Mauldre. Best known first.
Nothing in Aulnay-sur-Mauldre 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 Aulnay-sur-Mauldre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnay-sur-Mauldre | 1,180 | — | — | D | — | B+ |
| Maule | 6,083 | 1.3 | B | B | B− | B |
| Épône | 7,031 | 2.3 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Aubergenville | 12,723 | 2.4 | D | C− | B− | C |
| Mézières-sur-Seine | 3,923 | 2.8 | C+ | D | A− | B |
| Ecquevilly | 4,279 | 3.9 | C | D | C+ | C+ |
| Gargenville | 7,869 | 4.2 | C− | D | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Aulnay-sur-Mauldre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 5% of compared French towns. 93% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Vincent Van Gogh in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aulnay-sur-Mauldre grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Aulnay-sur-Mauldre is a commune of 1,180 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. 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.