Cernay-la-Ville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cernay-la-Ville 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 Cernay-la-Ville.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Cernay-la-Ville run higher than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: a median €38,730 a year per consumption unit
On this, Cernay-la-Ville is above both Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 10.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Cernay-la-Ville, 0.4 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Cernay-la-Ville costs an estimated advertised €16.23/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 €3,334/m², below Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
€3,334/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cernay-la-Ville€3,334/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,374/m²
54
€16.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.85 to €19.01/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.89/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
History
Old homes shape Cernay-la-Ville: 16% 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.
In the comparison, Cernay-la-Ville comes above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cernay-la-Ville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Cernay-la-Ville is Domaine de l'ancienne abbaye des Vaux de Cernay (également sur commune de Auffargis).
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Cernay-la-Ville sees 88 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Yvelines’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 112 residents of Cernay-la-Ville died, against 127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cernay-la-Ville · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
6.9 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
Église Saint-Brice: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de l'ancienne abbaye des Vaux de Cernay (également sur commune de Auffargis): Photo: Coyau · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Cernay-la-Ville
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cernay-la-Ville as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cernay-la-Ville
Is Cernay-la-Ville safe?
Cernay-la-Ville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cernay-la-Ville expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cernay-la-Ville grades C− for cost of living.
About Cernay-la-Ville
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Cernay-la-Ville is a commune of 1,516 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.
