Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Yvelines, Île-de-France, this town has 1,007 residents.
Hermeray’s best grade is for schools (B+) — brevet results a point below the expected rate. At €2,828/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Hermeray 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.
The one thing Hermeray does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hermeray 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.
Hermeray has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Hermeray; none is classé, France’s top protection.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hermeray.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 71 deaths in Hermeray from 2016 to 2025; there were 80, 12% more. The nearest emergency department to Hermeray is Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet, 6.2 mi away.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away. General-bac pupils go 3.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Michel ChaslesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Hermeray; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Yvelines’ towns (12%). Over-65s are 20% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Hermeray | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 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.
Behind the median of €2,828/m²: 39 houses and apartments sold in Hermeray between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,828/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs located in Hermeray: 150, for 500 residents in work (0.3 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 28.2% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: 8.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Hermeray. Best known first.
AbbeyPrieuré Saint-Thomas d'Épernon4.7 km south, in ÉpernonChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Boissière4.3 km northwest, in La Boissière-ÉcoleHistoric houseHistoric houseMaison du mathématicien Michel Chasles4.6 km south, in ÉpernonMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye des Moulineaux3.2 km northeast, in Poigny-la-ForêtAttractionAttractionChêne de la Pocqueterie4.3 km east, in GazeranPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Hermeray 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 Hermeray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermeray | 1,007 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Épernon Eure-et-Loir | 5,715 | 2.9 | B+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Hanches Eure-et-Loir | 2,696 | 3.8 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Maintenon Eure-et-Loir | 4,494 | 6.6 | B+ | C | A− | C− |
| Rambouillet | 27,724 | 6.6 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Pierres Eure-et-Loir | 2,788 | 7 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Nogent-le-Roi Eure-et-Loir | 4,021 | 7.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hermeray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns. 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 €2,828/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hermeray grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Hermeray is a commune of 1,007 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
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.