More households headed by a manager or professional than 88% of compared French towns: 20%
Just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 4.9% in La Queue-les-Yvelines. Compared with other places, couples with children are common here: 30%, more than in 77% of compared French towns. The town is home to 2,629 residents in 1,040 households, by the 2023 Census. On the census count, 7.2% of households have no car.
Throughout this page, the Yvelines median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of La Queue-les-Yvelines
Growing fast
La Queue-les-Yvelines had 2,168 residents at the 2012 census and 2,629 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
La Queue-les-Yvelines’s population changed by +21% since 2012, more than in 92% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, +1% to 2017 and +21% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +7% in Yvelines.
A median age of 41.3: La Queue-les-Yvelines is younger than 71% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Queue-les-Yvelines 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Little separates the share of residents aged 15 to 24 here, 11%, from the figure in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in five: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 32%, a lower share than 68% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Yvelines median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for single-parent households is 11% in La Queue-les-Yvelines and 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%. The average household has 2.4 people.
Only 29% of homes are flats in La Queue-les-Yvelines
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Without a car: one household in 14, against 11% in the median compared French town. In the typical compared French town, flats come to 30%. Locally, 2.8% of homes are second homes.
A typical living standard of €33,230 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €33,230 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 5.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Households headed by a retired person: 28%, a lower share than 73% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; La Queue-les-Yvelines has 12%. By way of comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
9.4% of residents are immigrants, a share 68% of compared French towns don’t reach
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in La Queue-les-Yvelines, 6.2%. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
La Queue-les-Yvelines ranks above 58% of compared French towns on single residents: 26%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of married residents stands at 42%. Against that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 89% of compared French towns: 46%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification: 15%, below 72% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,600 to 2,658 people, the 5th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 34.6 in Bourguébus to 62.9 in Longeville-sur-Mer.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around La Queue-les-Yvelines are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Queue-les-Yvelines | 41.3 | 21% | 2.8% | 9.4% |
| Garancières 2,621 · 1.2 mi | 42.6 | 18% | 6% | 6.1% |
| Montfort-l'Amaury 2,779 · 2.7 mi | 53.5 | 32% | 6.3% | 8.7% |
| Gambais 2,574 · 4.6 mi | 46.2 | 20% | 8.2% | 6% |
| Villiers-Saint-Frédéric 3,395 · 5.5 mi | 40.5 | 18% | 1.9% | 8.3% |
| Neauphle-le-Château 3,250 · 6.2 mi | 42.7 | 18% | 3.3% | 7.7% |
| Beynes 7,704 · 6.3 mi | 42.9 | 19% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in La Queue-les-Yvelines
What is the population of La Queue-les-Yvelines?
2,629 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (2,168).
How old are La Queue-les-Yvelines’ residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Queue-les-Yvelines?
32, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Queue-les-Yvelines?
INSEE counts 250 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.4% of residents, and 160 foreign nationals (6.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Queue-les-Yvelines?
€33,230 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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