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A town of 872 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Is Émancé a good place to live?

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

Quatorze bornes armoriées délimitant l’ancienne seigneurie de Gazeran et l’ancienne prêtrière de Malmaison, situées dans la zone sud-ouest de la forêt de Rambouillet
Quatorze bornes armoriées délimitant l’ancienne seigneurie de Gazeran et l’ancienne prêtrière de Malmaison, s… · Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
Émancé’s story

Émancé in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Émancé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2024First protected: Quatorze bornes armoriées délimitant l’ancienne seigneurie …
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Émancé.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Émancé than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 16% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 19% of residents are 65 or over, higher than Yvelines’ towns (17%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over half of adults.

46.5median age
ÉmancéYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education51%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Émancé
ÉmancéYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1516%20%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4419%25%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+19%17%22%
No diploma8.9%13%19%
CAP or BEP18%16%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education51%49%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Émancé: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Émancé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2024
first monument protected
21%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Émancé is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,190 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 24.5% 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%). 6.5% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs based in Émancé number 50, against 400 residents in work (0.2 per worker).

25%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%
Public transport24%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Émancé, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% 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.

Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Émancé91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Michel ChaslesNearest collègeCollègeCollège10891%−1 pt
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Émancé costs an estimated advertised €14.79/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.

House rents are put at about €13.78/m² a month. Houses were 96% of what sold. The market in Émancé: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€14.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Émancé€14.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€14.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.46 to €17.55/m² a month)
€13.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Sauvage and 5 more in and around Émancé

Heritage and museums in and near Émancé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Émancé

13pages on Émancé

Landmarks

Émancé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Quatorze bornes armoriées délimitant l’ancienne seigneurie de Gazeran et l’ancienne prêtrière de Malmaison, situées dans la zone sud-ouest de la forêt de Rambouillet: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Émancé

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Émancé yet.

How we find them →

Émancé’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 →
ÉpernonHanchesGallardonRambouilletMaintenonAblisÉpernonHanchesGallardonRambouilletMaintenonAblisÉmancé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Émancé872—————
Épernon Eure-et-Loir5,7152.7B+CA−C+
Hanches Eure-et-Loir2,6963.6—C+—C+
Gallardon Eure-et-Loir3,5304.8ABA−B−
Rambouillet27,7246.1A−C−B+A
Maintenon Eure-et-Loir4,4946.7B+CA−C−
Ablis3,9137.2A+B−AA+

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

About Émancé

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Émancé is a commune of 872 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires. 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
872 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
78209

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.