More weak spots than strong ones. Chanteloup-les-Vignes grades D overall and ranks #86 of 91 in Yvelines. On that grade it does better than just over a tenth of compared French towns. It also trails on cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for walkability: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do less well than most (D): bac results 2.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8.2 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Chanteloup-les-Vignes 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 Chanteloup-les-Vignes.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
More people in Chanteloup-les-Vignes are out of work than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: 17.2%
The median disposable income is €21,940 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 32.9% of working residents in Chanteloup-les-Vignes to work at the census.
40%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
Public transport33%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,850
jobs based in Chanteloup-les-Vignes, 0.7 per working resident
17.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,940
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 26% of Chanteloup-les-Vignes, above Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
13% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of residents, above both Yvelines’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
33.7median age
Chanteloup-les-VignesYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Chanteloup-les-Vignes costs an estimated advertised €16.48/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 price, €3,014/m², comes from 198 sales of houses and apartments in Chanteloup-les-Vignes from July 2023 to June 2026. The split in the town: €3,259/m² for houses, €2,721/m² for apartments. Houses were 64% of what sold.
€3,014/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chanteloup-les-Vignes€3,014/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,259/m²
127
Apartments
€2,721/m²
71
€16.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.89 to €19.55/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Chanteloup-les-Vignes do less well than those of 88% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Chanteloup-les-Vignes is 89.9%, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 365 candidates at 3 lycées. Ranked by results, schools here are #68 of 94 in Yvelines.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Chanteloup-les-Vignes is higher than in 52% of compared French towns
Chanteloup-les-Vignes’s tally for 2025: 257 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.5 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage81
Family violence49
Vehicle theft39
Other physical violence34
Burglary23
Theft from vehicles19
Sexual violence12
Drug use75
Fraud64
Theft without violence47
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
257
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Chanteloup-les-Vignes 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.
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 606 deaths in Chanteloup-les-Vignes from 2016 to 2025; there were 652, 8% more. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Chanteloup-les-Vignes can choose among 2 GPs.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Chanteloup-les-Vignes · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chanteloup-les-Vignes
Is Chanteloup-les-Vignes safe?
It grades B− for safety, #61 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 81 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chanteloup-les-Vignes good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #68 of 94 in Yvelines. 92% of 173 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Louise Weiss in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chanteloup-les-Vignes expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,014/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Chanteloup-les-Vignes grades D for cost of living.
About Chanteloup-les-Vignes
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Chanteloup-les-Vignes is a commune of 10,861 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. 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.