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A town in Yvelines, Île-de-France, home to 157 people.

Is Favrieux a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Favrieux is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité · Inscrit · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0
Favrieux’s story

Favrieux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Favrieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2020.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2020First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Favrieux.

History

Favrieux keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Favrieux; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2020
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Favrieux are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. 18% are under 15, between Yvelines’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.

45.9median age
FavrieuxYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Favrieux
FavrieuxYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–246.5%12%11%
25–4423%25%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+25%17%22%
No diploma14%13%19%
CAP or BEP26%16%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education37%49%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Favrieux are out of work than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.0%

The median disposable income was €32,660 a year per consumption unit, close to Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and above compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 15.4% of commuters travelled at the census.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
Public transport15%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Favrieux, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

Brevet results near Favrieux run low: 73.0% passed, below Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns

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

The bac pro: 85% of 66 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Favrieux, 93.7% passed the bac, in line with Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Favrieux73.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Favrieux93.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège George SandNearest collègeCollègeCollège17873%−11 pts
Lycée Léopold Sédar SenghorNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée25396%±0 pts
96%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
85%
passed the vocational bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
73.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
2.8 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 Favrieux costs an estimated advertised €14.59/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.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Favrieux.

€14.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Favrieux€14.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€14.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.53 to €16.98/m² a month)
€13.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Haut Rosay and 4 more in and around Favrieux

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Favrieux

13pages on Favrieux

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Favrieux

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

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Favrieux’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 →
MagnanvilleBuchelayRosny-sur-SeineMantes-la-VilleMantes-la-JolieLimayMagnanvilleBuchelayRosny-sur-SeineMantes-la-VilleMantes-la-JolieLimayFavrieux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Favrieux157—————
Magnanville6,3832.8C+C−B+B
Buchelay3,3603.1C−DDA−
Rosny-sur-Seine7,3283.7C−C−BB
Mantes-la-Ville22,3323.7DC−C+B
Mantes-la-Jolie43,5264.3DC−CB−
Limay17,8855.6DC−C+C

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

About Favrieux

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Favrieux is a commune of 157 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

Population
157 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
78231

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.