Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 7,869: a town in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Gargenville’s grades pull in different directions. Overall, Gargenville earns a C−: better than 25% of compared French towns, and #71 of 91 in Yvelines. School results trail most towns: bac results 0.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 10.8 points below the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car (A): just over nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,983/m² takes 7.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gargenville 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 lists 1 historic monument in Gargenville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gargenville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Gargenville, 90.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 174 candidates at 2 lycées. School results put the town #78 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 88%−5 pts |
| Lycée CondorcetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 315 | 90%−3 pts |
| Lycée LavoisierBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 75 | 84%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €27,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) yet higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Gargenville holds 1,900 jobs; 3,450 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.
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.
The median price, €2,983/m², comes from 219 sales of houses and apartments in Gargenville from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Gargenville sell for €2,983/m² and apartments for €3,059/m². House rents are put at about €14.79/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,983/m² | 183 |
| Apartments | €3,059/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 18% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, about level with Yvelines’ towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Gargenville | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.5% of the total, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The commonest graded crime in Gargenville was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 150 offenses in the town. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.7 violent offenses and 13.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
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, 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, 0.7% 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.
655 deaths in Gargenville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 606: 8% above. In Yvelines, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 7 general practitioners 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Gargenville. Best known first.
Gargenville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gargenville as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargenville | 7,869 | — | C− | D | B | B− |
| Issou | 4,060 | 0.8 | B− | D | A | A− |
| Juziers | 4,065 | 1.6 | C− | D | B+ | C− |
| Porcheville | 3,382 | 1.9 | D | C− | C+ | C |
| Épône | 7,031 | 2 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Mézières-sur-Seine | 3,923 | 2.2 | C+ | D | A− | B |
| Aubergenville | 12,723 | 2.5 | D | C− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #45 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 50 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns and #78 of 94 in Yvelines. 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 €2,983/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gargenville grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Gargenville is a commune of 7,869 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 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.