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A town of 597 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

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Boinville-le-Gaillard is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boinville-le-Gaillard’s story

Boinville-le-Gaillard in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boinville-le-Gaillard, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1950First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boinville-le-Gaillard.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 16% of residents are 65 or over

12% of residents are 15 to 24 and 16% are 65 or over, against 12% and 17% in the median compared commune of Yvelines. 39% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Yvelines 49%, France 30%).

43.3median age
Boinville-le-GaillardYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boinville-le-Gaillard
Boinville-le-GaillardYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4422%25%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+16%17%22%
No diploma12%13%19%
CAP or BEP22%16%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education39%49%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Boinville-le-Gaillard: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Boinville-le-Gaillard, that is above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boinville-le-Gaillard, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1950
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Boinville-le-Gaillard than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 7.8%

Boinville-le-Gaillard sits below both Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €31,610 a year per consumption unit. Boinville-le-Gaillard has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Boinville-le-Gaillard, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Boinville-le-Gaillard costs an estimated advertised €13.97/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.

€13.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boinville-le-Gaillard€13.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€13.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.98 to €16.29/m² a month)
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boinville-le-Gaillard

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boinville-le-Gaillard, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Monument en forme d'obélisque: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Boinville-le-Gaillard

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boinville-le-Gaillard yet.

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Boinville-le-Gaillard’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yvelines →
AblisAuneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienSaint-Arnoult-en-YvelinesDourdanGallardonRambouilletAblisAuneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienSaint-Arnoult-en-YvelinesDourdanGallardonRambouilletBoinville-le-Gaillard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boinville-le-Gaillard597—————
Ablis3,9132.1A+B−AA+
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien Eure-et-Loir6,4195.1C+B−B−C+
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines5,8756.1A−CA−A−
Dourdan Essonne11,4156.8CC−CB−
Gallardon Eure-et-Loir3,5308.7ABA−B−
Rambouillet27,72411A−C−B+A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Boinville-le-Gaillard

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Boinville-le-Gaillard is a commune of 597 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

Population
597 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
78071

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.