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With 2,629 residents, it is a town in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 1 job per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,853/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur d'Yvelines. Its weakest subject is schools — bac results 1.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Queue-les-Yvelines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things La Queue-les-Yvelines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Queue-les-Yvelines 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.
La Queue-les-Yvelines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Queue-les-Yvelines; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Queue-les-Yvelines. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Groussay4.8 km southeast, in Montfort-l'AmauryAttractionAttractionLa Serre aux papillonsin townMuseumMuseumMusée international d'art naïf4.9 km east, in VicqMuseumMuseumLe Belvédère4.2 km southeast, in Montfort-l'AmauryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Millemont2.2 km west, in MillemontPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Queue-les-Yvelines.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €33,230 a year per consumption unit. 22.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 7.3% are unemployed. Per resident in work, La Queue-les-Yvelines counts 1 jobs (1,150 jobs, 1,150 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Queue-les-Yvelines is Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien, 10.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 300 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 331, 10% more. Its care home for older people (96 places) counts its residents as La Queue-les-Yvelines’; allowing for it, deaths were 21% below expected. In Yvelines, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 96% passed the bac pro, of 57 candidates. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #45 of 94 in Yvelines on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Louis Notre-Dame du Bel Air PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 97%−1 pt |
| Lycée Jean MonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 330 | 96%−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.
The median price, €3,853/m², comes from 82 sales of houses and apartments in La Queue-les-Yvelines from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 68% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €15.69/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,975/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Queue-les-Yvelines; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, between Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). 20% of residents are children under 15. Also worth knowing: among adults, 46% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Queue-les-Yvelines | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
La Queue-les-Yvelines 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 La Queue-les-Yvelines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Queue-les-Yvelines | 2,629 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Garancières | 2,621 | 1.2 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Montfort-l'Amaury | 2,779 | 2.7 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Gambais | 2,574 | 4.6 | — | B | — | A |
| Villiers-Saint-Frédéric | 3,395 | 5.5 | A | C− | A | A+ |
| Neauphle-le-Château | 3,250 | 6.2 | — | C− | — | B |
| Beynes | 7,704 | 6.3 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Queue-les-Yvelines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #45 of 94 in Yvelines. 96% of 330 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Monnet in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €3,853/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Queue-les-Yvelines grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
La Queue-les-Yvelines is a commune of 2,629 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
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.