Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is a strength too: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is the sore point: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade lands at B, #40 of 91 in Yvelines. It comes out better than 63% of compared French towns.
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 Le Vésinet 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 Le Vésinet.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Le Vésinet than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: €23.87/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €6,222/m², higher than both Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house in Le Vésinet goes for €8,539/m², an apartment for €5,526/m². Among the homes sold, 34% were houses.
€6,222/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Vésinet€6,222/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€8,539/m²
215
Apartments
€5,526/m²
409
€23.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€19.38 to €29.41/m² a month)
12.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€28.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€34,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
More commuters in Le Vésinet walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 60.4%
The jobless rate is 7.1%. The median disposable income was €49,120 a year per consumption unit, above Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Public transport took 52.7% of Le Vésinet’s working residents to work at the census.
60%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport53%
Driving32%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
4,100
jobs based in Le Vésinet, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€49,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Le Vésinet run below what its ages would predict: 64 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Yvelines, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 1,176 residents of Le Vésinet died, against 1,681 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Le Vésinet can choose among 10 GPs.
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Le Vésinet · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Prive de L Europe
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Germain
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Le Vésinet has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Le Vésinet, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses here came to 402 in 2025.
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage132
Burglary117
Family violence45
Theft from vehicles35
Other physical violence29
Vehicle theft28
Sexual violence16
Theft without violence203
Fraud106
Drug use47
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
402
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Le Vésinet: 17% were built before 1919, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 3 of the 5, make up the bulk. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2018. The protected list starts in the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Vésinet is Église Sainte-Marguerite.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Le Vésinet hold a degree than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 75%
The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Yvelines’ towns (17%) but below compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
44.5median age
Le VésinetYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma6%
CAP or BEP6%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education75%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
91.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 27 collèges within 5 km, 3.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Vésinet, 96.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #20 of 94 in Yvelines.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Jean-Louis Barrault: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Lucy Arbell: Paul Nadar, Public domain · Jean Hérard: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
Le Vésinet’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Vésinet
Is Le Vésinet safe?
It grades C for safety, #85 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 117 burglaries and 132 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Vésinet good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #20 of 94 in Yvelines. 98% of 376 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Alain in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Vésinet expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Vésinet grades D− for cost of living.
About Le Vésinet
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Le Vésinet is a commune of 15,554 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine. 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
15,554 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de Seine
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.
