Crespières’s best grade is for jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €4,009/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Gally Mauldre.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Crespières 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.
Each subject compares Crespières 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Crespières’ story
Crespières in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Crespières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Adolphe Moitié, born in 1851, is the one person born in Crespières before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1977First protected: Château de Wideville (également sur commune de Davron)
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crespières.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Crespières run higher than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €41,360 a year per consumption unit
13.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport11%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Crespières, 0.4 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€41,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Crespières’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Crespières’ deaths ran at 79 per 100 expected, about level with Yvelines’ towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 121 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 95, 21% fewer. 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. One GP practises here.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Crespières · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
5.2 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Crespières keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Crespières is Château de Wideville (également sur commune de Davron). On the Culture ministry’s list, Crespières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Crespières hold a degree than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 63%
Children are 20% of the town. 10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
46.2median age
CrespièresYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma6%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education63%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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 C+
The estimated advertised rent in Crespières is €16.88/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.
53 sales of houses and apartments in Crespières, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €4,009/m². Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€4,009/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Crespières€4,009/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,963/m²
49
€16.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.47 to €21.14/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.28/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
Safety
Crespières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The graded crime recorded most in Crespières was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 20 offenses here in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 10.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.8 (2023–2025 average).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Drug use0
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
49.9%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (49.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Wideville and 6 more in and around Crespières
Heritage and gardens in and near Crespières. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Crespières
Is Crespières safe?
Crespières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Crespières good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Crespières expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,009/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Crespières grades C+ for cost of living.
About Crespières
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Crespières is a commune of 1,719 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.
