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With 26,365 residents, it is a town in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Élancourt’s best grade is for walkability — 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At B overall, Élancourt is better than three fifths of compared French towns and ranks #46 of 91 in Yvelines. Jobs & income is a strength too (A) — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. The catch is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 0.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 8.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Élancourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Élancourt 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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Élancourt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
0.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Élancourt. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Élancourt.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,630 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 26.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 9.2%.
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.
A house in Élancourt goes for €3,168/m², an apartment for €2,750/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.26/m² a month, about level with Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 37% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,168/m² | 336 |
| Apartments | €2,750/m² | 566 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 47% of adults, near Yvelines’ towns (49%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents. The share of residents under 15 is 20%.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Élancourt | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 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 lycées within 5 km of Élancourt, 90.5% passed the bac, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 280 candidates at 3 lycées. For exam results, it comes #60 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège L'AgiotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 73%−17 pts |
| Lycée Dumont d'UrvilleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 155 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Louis BlériotBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 87 | 93%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (74 places) counts its residents as Élancourt’s; allowing for it, deaths were 24% below expected. 1,147 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,430: 20% below. Life expectancy in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 15 GPs practise locally.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.9% of the total, below Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The graded crime recorded most in Élancourt was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Élancourt show 508 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11.6.
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Élancourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle de la Ville-Dieu: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Élancourt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Élancourt | 26,365 | — | B | D | B | A− |
| Maurepas | 20,629 | 1.2 | B− | D | B | A− |
| La Verrière | 5,994 | 1.3 | C− | D | C | A |
| Trappes | 34,689 | 1.5 | D | C− | C | C |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis | 7,276 | 2.1 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Coignières | 4,321 | 2.4 | C | D | D− | A+ |
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 6,039 | 2.8 | A− | C− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #42 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 190 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #60 of 94 in Yvelines. 93% of 155 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Dumont d'Urville in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Élancourt grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Élancourt is a commune of 26,365 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. 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 November 4, 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.