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This town in Yvelines, Île-de-France has a population of 793.

Is Jambville a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Jambville has none.

Château de Jambville
Château de Jambville · Inscrit · Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jambville’s story

Jambville in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Jambville counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Château de Jambville
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jambville.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Jambville are under 15, more than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns

One in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Degrees are held by 50% of adults.

41.2median age
JambvilleYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education50%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Jambville
JambvilleYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1522%20%17%
15–249.9%12%11%
25–4423%25%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+18%17%22%
No diploma6.5%13%19%
CAP or BEP18%16%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education50%49%30%

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

History

Jambville keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Jambville counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Jambville has lower unemployment than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 4.7%

At the census, 10.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Jambville: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €33,020 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport8%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Jambville, 0.3 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Jambville costs an estimated advertised €16.89/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.

Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Jambville.

€16.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Jambville€16.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€16.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.10 to €20.23/m² a month)
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Jambville and 4 more in and around Jambville

Heritage in and near Jambville. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jambville

12pages on Jambville

Landmarks

The list names few of Jambville’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Jambville: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Jambville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Jambville yet.

How we find them →

Jambville’s neighbors

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

All towns in Yvelines →
HardricourtJuziersMeulan-en-YvelinesGargenvilleIssouLes MureauxHardricourtJuziersMeulan-en-YvelinesGargenvilleIssouLes MureauxJambville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jambville793—————
Hardricourt2,5993.5C−DB−D
Juziers4,0653.8C−DB+C−
Meulan-en-Yvelines8,9504C−C−CC+
Gargenville7,8694.5C−DBB−
Issou4,0604.8B−DAA−
Les Mureaux34,6325.1C+C−BB−

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

About Jambville

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Jambville is a commune of 793 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

Population
793 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
78317

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.