Bazainville’s strongest is jobs & income (A+) — 1.2 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Add health to its strengths: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is schools: brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bazainville 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 Bazainville 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 Bazainville.
Schools
Exam results around Bazainville trail 97% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Bazainville, 82.3% passed the brevet, close to Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.2 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 17% of residents are 65 or over
Among adults, 48% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Yvelines’ towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Bazainville in two is 43.4.
43.4median age
BazainvilleYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Bazainville records 82 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Yvelines’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Yvelines is 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 74 residents of Bazainville died, against 90 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bazainville is Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet, 12.8 mi away.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bazainville · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent in Bazainville is €13.72/m² a month, against €18.40/m² in Yvelines’ 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, €3,323/m², comes from 45 sales of houses and apartments in Bazainville from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. House rents are put at about €15.69/m² a month.
€3,323/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bazainville€3,323/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,323/m²
43
€13.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.47 to €16.42/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Bazainville is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,820 a year per consumption unit
13.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.2%.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport11%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
850
jobs based in Bazainville, 1.2 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bazainville
Is Bazainville safe?
Bazainville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bazainville good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bazainville expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,323/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bazainville grades C+ for cost of living.
About Bazainville
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Bazainville is a commune of 1,469 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). 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.
