With an A− overall, Jouars-Pontchartrain sits #14 of 91 in Yvelines. That leaves it better than 82% of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low (A): an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The trade-off is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Jouars-Pontchartrain 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 Jouars-Pontchartrain.
Safety
Jouars-Pontchartrain sees less crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
In 2025, 58 offenses were recorded in Jouars-Pontchartrain. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 58 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Burglary15
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud48
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
58
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (10.7% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Jouars-Pontchartrain, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
684 deaths in Jouars-Pontchartrain between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 642: 6% above. Life expectancy in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Yvelines town has 4 family doctors.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Jouars-Pontchartrain · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Jouars-Pontchartrain’s median home price is €3,554/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,644/m² in Jouars-Pontchartrain, apartments for €3,208/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.88/m² a month, about level with Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 206 homes in the town.
€3,554/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jouars-Pontchartrain€3,554/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,644/m²
145
Apartments
€3,208/m²
61
€18.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.60 to €22.84/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€36,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur d'Yvelines
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Jouars-Pontchartrain is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €37,060 a year per consumption unit
5.7% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 16.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). For its 2,900 residents in work, Jouars-Pontchartrain has 1,150 jobs: 0.4 each.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport13%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
1,150
jobs based in Jouars-Pontchartrain, 0.4 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Jouars-Pontchartrain than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: 56% of adults
18% of residents are 65 or over, between Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.
42.2median age
Jouars-PontchartrainYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education56%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Château de Pontchartrain: Photo: Alain Janssoone · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Place Foch, anciennement dite Place Ronde: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Pontchartrain (également sur commune du Tremblay-sur-Mauldre): Photo: Alain Janssoone · CC BY-SA 1.0
Famous people from Jouars-Pontchartrain
5 notable people were born in Jouars-Pontchartrain.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jouars-Pontchartrain
Is Jouars-Pontchartrain safe?
It grades A for safety, #2 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Jouars-Pontchartrain good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #50 of 94 in Yvelines. 98% of 220 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Viollet le Duc in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Jouars-Pontchartrain expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jouars-Pontchartrain grades C− for cost of living.
About Jouars-Pontchartrain
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Jouars-Pontchartrain is a commune of 6,039 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
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.
