Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 609 people, lies in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
There are no grades for La Falaise: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Falaise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Béat, in Épône, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Falaise.
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, below Yvelines’ towns (49%) but above compared French towns (30%). Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Falaise | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €33,320 a year per consumption unit, near Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 5.6%. For its 300 residents in work, La Falaise has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of La Falaise, 93.0% passed the bac, about level with both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Benjamin FranklinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 70%−19 pts |
| Lycée Vincent Van GoghNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 93%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
18 houses and apartments changed hands in La Falaise from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, heritage and museums in and near La Falaise. Best known first.
Nothing in La Falaise is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Falaise.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Falaise | 609 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Épône | 7,031 | 1.2 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Aubergenville | 12,723 | 1.7 | D | C− | B− | C |
| Mézières-sur-Seine | 3,923 | 1.9 | C+ | D | A− | B |
| Maule | 6,083 | 2.4 | B | B | B− | B |
| Gargenville | 7,869 | 3.2 | C− | D | B | B− |
| Porcheville | 3,382 | 3.3 | D | C− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
La Falaise is a commune of 609 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) · 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 9, 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.