Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 1,085 people, this town lies in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Schools are its weak spot (D−) — bac results 2.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 7.1 points below the expected rate. Housing is expensive (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Guernes 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 Guernes 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.
Guernes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Guernes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2021.
19% 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 Guernes.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 71% passed the bac pro, of 134 candidates. 84.9% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Guernes, below both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Also worth knowing: for collège, the closest is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège SullyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 141 | 70%−13 pts |
| Lycée Saint-ExupéryNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 453 | 95%+2 pts |
| Collège ClemenceauBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 79 | 72%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, lower than Yvelines’ towns (49%) and near compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Typical age in Guernes: 42.4, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Guernes | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,644/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Guernes from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,644/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
70 deaths in Guernes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 72: 3% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, Guernes records 97 deaths per 100 expected, above Yvelines’ towns (76) and compared French towns (88) alike. At birth, a girl in Yvelines can expect 86.8 years and a boy 82.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century. Guernes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,590 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Guernes: 50, for 550 residents in work (0.1 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Guernes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Guernes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernes | 1,085 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 7,328 | 0.9 | C− | C− | B | B |
| Freneuse | 4,505 | 2.6 | C− | C | B+ | C+ |
| Buchelay | 3,360 | 2.8 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Mantes-la-Jolie | 43,526 | 2.9 | D | C− | C | B− |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine | 5,064 | 3.1 | D | C | C | B− |
| Magnanville | 6,383 | 3.6 | C+ | C− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Guernes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 95% of 453 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Exupéry in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,644/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guernes grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Guernes is a commune of 1,085 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 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.