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A town in Yvelines, Île-de-France, home to 4,505 people. 15- to 24-year-olds are 14% of the population.
Freneuse’s grades pull in different directions. Where it falls short is schools: brevet results 8.4 points below the expected rate. The town grades C− overall and ranks #74 of 91 in Yvelines. On that grade it does better than 22% of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.7% unemployment. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,436/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Les Portes de l'Ile de France.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Freneuse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Freneuse 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Freneuse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sépulture néolithique, in Bonnières-sur-Seine, 0.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Freneuse.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 5.2 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one. By results, schools here place #90 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Louis PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 54 | 96%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 23.6% 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%). Of those in the labour force, 12.7% are unemployed.
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.
Behind the median of €2,436/m²: 116 houses and apartments sold in Freneuse between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 87% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,388/m² | 101 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 2025 count: 74 offenses in Freneuse. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.3 violent offenses and 8.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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 · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
18% of residents are 65 or over, near Yvelines’ towns (17%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town. Under-15s account for 21% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Freneuse | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Freneuse has 3 family doctors. Women in Yvelines live to 86.8 on average and men to 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 307 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 330: 7% below.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Museums and heritage in and near Freneuse. Best known first.
Nothing in Freneuse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Freneuse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freneuse | 4,505 | — | C− | C | B+ | C+ |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine | 5,064 | 1.2 | D | C | C | B− |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 7,328 | 3.3 | C− | C− | B | B |
| Gasny Eure | 3,062 | 3.5 | C− | C+ | B | D |
| Mantes-la-Jolie | 43,526 | 5.4 | D | C− | C | B− |
| Buchelay | 3,360 | 5.4 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Magnanville | 6,383 | 6.2 | C+ | C− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #19 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns and #90 of 94 in Yvelines. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,436/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Freneuse grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Freneuse is a commune of 4,505 people in the Communauté de communes Les Portes de l'Ile de France. 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.