Jobs & income is its strong suit — 1.5 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: bac results 2.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.4 points below the expected rate. It has 1,000 jobs for 650 working residents.
Figures: 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. Gazeran has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gazeran 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gazeran.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Gazeran run below what its ages would predict: 65 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
216 deaths in Gazeran between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 210: 3% above. Average lifespans in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women, 82.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Gazeran is Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet, 2.6 mi away.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Gazeran · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent in Gazeran is €16.76/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.
The median price, €3,116/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Gazeran from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 88% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €15.89/m² a month.
€3,116/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gazeran€3,116/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,130/m²
36
€16.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.53 to €19.34/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€33,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Gazeran run high: 90.9% passed, above Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 71% of 93 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. Near Gazeran, 94.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Gazeran skews older, with 26% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of residents, below both Yvelines’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 16% of the town. Among adults, 48% have a degree.
49.3median age
GazeranYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Gazeran is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,460 a year per consumption unit
36.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 7.4%.
37%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving57%
Public transport33%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,000
jobs based in Gazeran, 1.5 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gazeran
Is Gazeran safe?
Gazeran has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Gazeran good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns. 96% of 701 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Louis Bascan 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.
Is Gazeran expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,116/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gazeran grades C for cost of living.
About Gazeran
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Gazeran is a commune of 1,492 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
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.
