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1,564 people call this town in Yvelines, Île-de-France home.
Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 44% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools (C) — bac results 2.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Châteaufort 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.
The one thing Châteaufort does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Châteaufort 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.
Châteaufort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Châteaufort as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Milon-la-Chapelle, 1.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Châteaufort. Best known first.
MuseumFondation de Coubertin4.3 km southwest, in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
MuseumMusée Raymond-Devos3.4 km south, in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
ChâteauChâteau de Vaugien3.7 km south, in Saint-Rémy-lès-ChevreuseHistoric houseHistoric houseMaison des sœursin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Gavoyin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteaufort.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 76 residents of Châteaufort died, against 135 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 44% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Châteaufort is Hopital Prive de Versailles Franciscaines, 4.7 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €4,630/m²: 40 houses and apartments sold in Châteaufort between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 78% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,692/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.1% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 19.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Châteaufort is 95.1%, near Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert EinsteinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 90%−1 pt |
| Lycée de VillaroyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 302 | 89%−6 pts |
| Collège Martin Luther KingBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 158 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, close to Yvelines’ towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. Châteaufort has a median age of 43.8 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Châteaufort | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 9.2% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 68% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Châteaufort is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Châteaufort yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaufort | 1,564 | — | — | D | — | A+ |
| Magny-les-Hameaux | 9,386 | 0.9 | B | D | B+ | B |
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | 7,747 | 2 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Voisins-le-Bretonneux | 10,624 | 2.5 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
| Chevreuse | 5,502 | 2.8 | A− | C | A | C− |
| Guyancourt | 29,778 | 2.9 | B | D | B | A− |
| Gif-sur-Yvette Essonne | 22,544 | 3.2 | A− | D | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Châteaufort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. 89% of 302 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de Villaroy in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,630/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteaufort grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Châteaufort is a commune of 1,564 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.