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A town of 4,279 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Ecquevilly grades C overall: better than 30% of compared French towns, and #69 of 91 in Yvelines. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Ecquevilly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ecquevilly 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ecquevilly; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Lise Tréhot, born in 1848, is the one person born in Ecquevilly before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ecquevilly.
Unemployment stood at 10.6%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Yvelines’ towns (8.7%). The median disposable income is €29,210 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Ecquevilly number 1,950, against 2,000 residents in work (1 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,133/m² in Ecquevilly, apartments for €2,891/m². 134 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,101/m². House rents are put at about €15.47/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,133/m² | 103 |
| Apartments | €2,891/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, between Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. At 37.4, the median resident of Ecquevilly sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Ecquevilly | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 92% of 212 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #51 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 84%−8 pts |
| Lycée François VillonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 361 | 94%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jacques VaucansonBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 212 | 92%+18 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ecquevilly has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.4 violent offenses and 14.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In all, 100 offenses reached the police record in Ecquevilly in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Ecquevilly can choose among 2 GPs. Life expectancy in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 282 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 256, 9% fewer.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Heritage and gardens in and near Ecquevilly. Best known first.
The list names few of Ecquevilly’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ecquevilly.
Lise Tréhot: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecquevilly | 4,279 | — | C | D | C+ | C+ |
| Morainvilliers | 3,120 | 1.7 | C− | D− | B | B |
| Les Mureaux | 34,632 | 2.5 | C+ | C− | B | B− |
| Verneuil-sur-Seine | 16,280 | 3 | B | D | B | A |
| Vernouillet | 9,699 | 3 | B | D− | B | A− |
| Orgeval | 7,252 | 3.1 | C | D− | C | A |
| Aubergenville | 12,723 | 3.2 | D | C− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #71 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #51 of 94 in Yvelines. 94% of 361 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Villon in 2025, at 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 €3,101/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ecquevilly grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Ecquevilly is a commune of 4,279 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. 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 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.
