Health is a strength (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Bougival’s overall grade, B, puts it better than 57% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #49 of 91 in Yvelines. Add walkability to its strengths (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The drawback is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime runs high: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 20.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Bougival 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 Bougival.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Bougival run higher than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns: a median €36,010 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Bougival number 1,300, against 4,550 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 8.2% of the labour force are out of work. Bus, tram or train carried a third of working residents in Bougival to work at the census.
40%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving52%
Public transport33%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
1,300
jobs based in Bougival, 0.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,010
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 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Bougival run below what its ages would predict: 70 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Yvelines’ towns and 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. 472 deaths in Bougival between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 671: 30% below. This Yvelines town has 6 family doctors.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Bougival · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Prive de L Europe
2.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Versailles Andre Mignot
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Bougival than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: €20.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €4,511/m², comes from 265 sales of houses and apartments in Bougival from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Bougival sell for €5,769/m² and apartments for €4,236/m².
€4,511/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bougival€4,511/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,769/m²
71
Apartments
€4,236/m²
194
€20.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.45 to €25.05/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€35,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments in Bougival, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Bougival is Église Notre-Dame. Per 10,000 residents, Bougival counts 6.6 protected monuments. 8.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Bougival is a graduates’ town: 62% hold a degree, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 19%, near Yvelines’ towns (20%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 16% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
40.4median age
BougivalYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education62%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
Safety
Bougival ranks above 70% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Bougival’s tally for 2025: 220 recorded offenses. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Burglary45
Family violence42
Vehicle theft29
Theft from vehicles19
Other physical violence12
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud61
Theft without violence34
Drug use26
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.
5.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
220
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 28 collèges within 5 km, 2.9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bougival, 95.7% passed the bac, above Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On school results, the town ranks #17 of 94 in Yvelines.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Georges Lafosse: J. Blass, Public domain · Jean Guilloteaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Meg Cléry-Charcot: Agence Rol, Public domain
Bougival’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bougival
Is Bougival safe?
It grades C for safety, #81 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bougival good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #17 of 94 in Yvelines. 96% of 316 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre Corneille in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bougival expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,511/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bougival grades D for cost of living.
About Bougival
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Bougival is a commune of 9,134 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
9,134 (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.
