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ChoiselYvelines

A town of 540 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Population

540

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€16.23

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€40,640

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Choisel a good place to live?

Choisel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Breteuil · Classé · Photo: Original téléversé par Calips sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 1.0

Choisel’s story

Choisel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Choisel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1961.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Clément, born in 1765, is the one person born in Choisel before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1961First protected: Château de Breteuil
1982Most recently protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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Nearby attractions

Château de Breteuil and 19 more in and around Choisel

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Choisel. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Breteuilin town AttractionAttractionBarbe Bleuein town AttractionAttractionCendrillonin town AttractionAttractionJardin des Princesin town AttractionAttractionLe Chat Bottéin town AttractionAttractionLe Petit Chaperon Rougein town

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Choisel.

History

Choisel keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Choisel, that is above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Choisel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Choisel is Château de Breteuil.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château de Breteuil 16th–19th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1961

first monument protected

Full pageChoisel’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Choisel?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Choisel than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: 59% of adults

Choisel sits above both Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 15% of residents.

51.1median age

ChoiselYvelines medianFrance median

Yvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%

CAP or BEP15%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education59%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Choisel
	Choisel	Yvelines median	France median
Under 15	15%	20%	17%
15–24	9.7%	12%	11%
25–44	17%	25%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	23%	17%	22%
No diploma	7.8%	13%	19%
CAP or BEP	15%	16%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	16%	18%
Higher education	59%	49%	30%

Full pageChoisel’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.1 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households240 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad8.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Choisel?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Choisel run higher than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: a median €40,640 a year per consumption unit

That puts Choisel above both Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970). 10.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Choisel has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

Public transport7%

Motorbike or scooter4%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Choisel, 0.3 per working resident

8.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€40,640

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChoisel’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€40,640 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Choisel is above both Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Choisel96.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Pierre de CoubertinNearest collègeCollège	Collège	167	96%−1 pt

96.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageChoisel’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges96.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Choisel 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.

€16.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Choisel€16.23/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yvelines median€18.40/m²

€16.23/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.85 to €19.01/m² a month)

€15.89/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChoisel’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€16.23/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Choisel

13pages on Choisel

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.7 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions11 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Choisel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 13th–19th c.

Château de BreteuilChâteau · 16th–19th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Breteuil: Photo: Original téléversé par Calips sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 1.0

Famous people from Choisel

One notable person was born in Choisel.

Their page →

Louis ClémentFrench military personnel · 1765–1822

Choisel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yvelines →

ChevreuseSaint-Rémy-lès-ChevreuseLimoursMagny-les-HameauxGif-sur-YvetteForges-les-BainsChoisel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Choisel	540	—	—	—	—	—
Chevreuse	5,502	2.2	A⁻	C	A	C⁻
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse	7,747	3.1	A⁻	C⁻	B⁻	A
Limours Essonne	6,517	3.8	A⁺	C	B⁺	A
Magny-les-Hameaux	9,386	4.3	B	D	B⁺	B
Gif-sur-Yvette Essonne	22,544	4.8	A⁻	D	B⁺	A⁺
Forges-les-Bains Essonne	4,241	4.9	—	C	—	A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Choisel

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Choisel is a commune of 540 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse. 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: 540 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse
Département: Yvelines (78)
Région: Île-de-France
Area: 3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
INSEE code: 78162

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.