Chatou does the important things well, at a cost. Its strongest subject is walkability — 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 52% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The drawback is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #25 of 91 in Yvelines. On that grade it does better than just over three quarters of compared French towns.
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 Chatou 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 Chatou.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Chatou is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €38,150 a year per consumption unit
8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chatou holds 6,650 jobs; 14,450 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
52%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport43%
Driving40%
On foot5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
6,650
jobs based in Chatou, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,150
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Chatou than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: €22.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Chatou sell for €4,694/m², houses for €7,047/m². Half the homes sold went for more than €5,151/m², higher than both Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 30% were houses.
€5,151/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chatou€5,151/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,047/m²
309
Apartments
€4,694/m²
725
€22.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.93 to €27.60/m² a month)
10.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€34,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Chatou, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns: 72 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Yvelines, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,612 deaths in Chatou from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,196, 16% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Chatou can choose among 9 GPs.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Chatou · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Prive de L Europe
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Germain
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Chatou hold a degree than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 63%
17% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 20%, close to Yvelines’ towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Chatou in two is 40.5.
40.5median age
ChatouYvelines 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%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education63%
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
Safety
Chatou has less crime per resident than 69% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.6 violent offenses and 12.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Recorded offenses in Chatou came to 436 in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Chatou (2025).
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage139
Burglary84
Family violence79
Theft from vehicles49
Other physical violence33
Vehicle theft29
Sexual violence23
Theft without violence289
Fraud204
Drug use89
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
436
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Chatou: 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.2% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
90.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 35 collèges within 5 km, 3.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 581 candidates at 8 lycées. The bac pass rate near Chatou is 94.9%, close to Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #26 of 94 in Yvelines on results.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
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Chatou’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 Chatou
Is Chatou safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #26 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 84 burglaries and 139 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chatou good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #26 of 94 in Yvelines. 99% of 173 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Le Bon Sauveur in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chatou expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chatou grades D− for cost of living.
About Chatou
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Chatou is a commune of 30,598 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine. 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
30,598 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine
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.
