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Population 902: a town in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Is Grosrouvre a good place to live?

Grosrouvre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 16% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €4,653/m².

What makes Grosrouvre stand out

The 2 things Grosrouvre does most differently from other towns.

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Château de la Mormaire
Château de la Mormaire · Inscrit · Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grosrouvre’s story

Grosrouvre in pictures

Grosrouvre has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1950First protected: Bornes délimitant le domaine de chasse royal et la seigneur…
  • 1995Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martin
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Nearby attractions

Château de la Mormaire and 9 more in and around Grosrouvre

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Grosrouvre. 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 (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grosrouvre.

History

Old homes shape Grosrouvre: 30% 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.

Among the classé monuments in Grosrouvre is Église Saint-Martin. This Yvelines town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1950
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Grosrouvre is a graduates’ town: 57% hold a degree, more than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns

The under-15s are 16% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below Yvelines’ towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.

50.8median age
GrosrouvreYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education57%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Grosrouvre
GrosrouvreYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1516%20%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4414%25%23%
45–6437%26%26%
65+23%17%22%
No diploma8%13%19%
CAP or BEP15%16%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education57%49%30%

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

Work & commute

Grosrouvre is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €42,040 a year per consumption unit

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 15.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Grosrouvre holds 150 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
Public transport14%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Grosrouvre, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€42,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.5 points below the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Grosrouvre is 96.0%, above Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Grosrouvre89.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Grosrouvre96.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Louis Notre-Dame du Bel Air PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège15897%−1 pt
Lycée Jean MonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée33096%−2 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
96%
passed the vocational bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
89.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.5 pts against the expected rate
1.8 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 Grosrouvre costs an estimated advertised €13.72/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.

31 houses and apartments changed hands in Grosrouvre from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 94% of what sold.

€4,653/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Grosrouvre€4,653/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
€13.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.47 to €16.42/m² a month)
€15.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grosrouvre

14pages on Grosrouvre

Landmarks

Grosrouvre has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Grosrouvre

One notable person was born in Grosrouvre.

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Grosrouvre’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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La Queue-les-YvelinesMontfort-l'AmauryGarancièresGambaisVilliers-Saint-FrédéricJouars-PontchartrainLa Queue-les-YvelinesMontfort-l'AmauryGarancièresGambaisVilliers-Saint-FrédéricJouars-PontchartrainGrosrouvre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grosrouvre902—————
La Queue-les-Yvelines2,6291.8—C—A−
Montfort-l'Amaury2,7792.5A−C−B+A
Garancières2,6212.7—C+—C
Gambais2,5743.8—B—A
Villiers-Saint-Frédéric3,3956.5AC−AA+
Jouars-Pontchartrain6,0396.9A−C−AA

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

About Grosrouvre

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Grosrouvre is a commune of 902 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur d'Yvelines. 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
902 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur d'Yvelines
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
78289

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.