Chavenay 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 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chavenay 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 Chavenay.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Chavenay is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €47,470 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 5.8%, below Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Nearly a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport16%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Chavenay, 0.8 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€47,470
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 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Chavenay loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 70 per 100 expected, below Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Chavenay. Life expectancy in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 101 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 143: 30% below.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Chavenay · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
4.8 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
Renting in Chavenay costs more than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €21.26/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €4,242/m², above Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Chavenay from July 2023 to June 2026: 41 houses and apartments.
€4,242/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chavenay€4,242/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,204/m²
40
€21.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.35 to €26.05/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€40,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Gally Mauldre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Chavenay keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chavenay is Église Saint-Pierre. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
82.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 7.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Chavenay, 98.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 0.9 mi away. At the two general lycées, 98% of 472 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Chavenay than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: 68% of adults
16% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above both Yvelines’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents.
49.1median age
ChavenayYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma6%
CAP or BEP9%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education68%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chavenay
Is Chavenay safe?
Chavenay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Chavenay good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 263 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sonia Delaunay in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chavenay expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chavenay grades C− for cost of living.
About Chavenay
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Chavenay is a commune of 1,723 people in the Communauté de communes Gally Mauldre. 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.
