Bonnelles’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on schools (A) — brevet results at the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Bonnelles 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 Bonnelles 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 Bonnelles.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Bonnelles, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns: 67 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Bonnelles can choose among 2 GPs. Life expectancy in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 134 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 90, 33% fewer.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw67
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bonnelles · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan
9.5 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
Bonnelles is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,920 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Bonnelles: 350, for 1,050 residents in work (0.4 each). 13.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Bonnelles didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport8%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Bonnelles, 0.4 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The estimated advertised rent in Bonnelles is €16.99/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 sale price was €3,042/m², lower than Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The sales split: 76% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €14.04/m² a month.
€3,042/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonnelles€3,042/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,042/m²
51
€16.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.39 to €20.07/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€33,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 18% of residents are 65 or over
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Yvelines’ towns (20%) and near compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 51% have a degree.
42.1median age
BonnellesYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education51%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 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
History
Bonnelles keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bonnelles; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonnelles
Is Bonnelles safe?
Bonnelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bonnelles good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonnelles expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bonnelles grades C for cost of living.
About Bonnelles
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Bonnelles is a commune of 2,165 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
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.
