A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Residents are healthier than most (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 5.6% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #27 of 91 in Yvelines. That leaves it better than three quarters of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bois-d'Arcy 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 Bois-d'Arcy.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Bois-d'Arcy run below what its ages would predict: 65 per 100 expected, fewer than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Yvelines, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,068 deaths in Bois-d'Arcy from 2016 to 2025; there were 745, 30% fewer. The town has 13 family doctors.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Bois-d'Arcy · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: Bois-d'Arcy beats 95% of compared French towns on foot
5.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 27.0% of commuters travelled at the census. After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,880 a year per consumption unit.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
Public transport21%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
4,850
jobs based in Bois-d'Arcy, 0.6 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 13% of people in Bois-d'Arcy are 65 or over, fewer than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns
44% of adults hold a degree, below Yvelines’ towns (49%) but above compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.
35.9median age
Bois-d'ArcyYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
The median home in Bois-d'Arcy sells for €3,414/m², against €3,717/m² in Yvelines’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Bois-d'Arcy goes for €4,392/m², an apartment for €3,102/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.39/m² a month, near Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in the town: 570 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,414/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bois-d'Arcy€3,414/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,392/m²
148
Apartments
€3,102/m²
422
€18.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.80 to €21.39/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€35,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Bois-d'Arcy is higher than in 54% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.4 violent offenses and 13.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Police and gendarmerie recorded 329 offenses in Bois-d'Arcy in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
8.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage117
Family violence59
Other physical violence59
Theft from vehicles32
Vehicle theft27
Burglary25
Sexual violence10
Theft without violence101
Fraud92
Drug use64
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
329
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bois-d'Arcy
Is Bois-d'Arcy safe?
It grades B− for safety, #65 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 117 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bois-d'Arcy good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #42 of 94 in Yvelines. The lycée stands out: 100% of 103 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Exupéry in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bois-d'Arcy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bois-d'Arcy grades C− for cost of living.
About Bois-d'Arcy
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Bois-d'Arcy is a commune of 16,586 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). 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
16,586 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP)
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.
