Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 6,383 people, lies in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it falls short is schools: bac results 1.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 7.6 points below the expected rate. With a C+ overall, Magnanville is better than 36% of compared French towns and ranks #64 of 91 in Yvelines. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,524/m², so 70 m² costs 6.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. Crime is low (B+): an average of 7 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. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Magnanville 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Magnanville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, in Mantes-la-Jolie, 1.9 mi away.
0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Magnanville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magnanville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Magnanville, 87.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 79% of 496 candidates passed at the 5 vocational lycées within 5 km. On school results, the town ranks #83 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège George SandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 178 | 73%−11 pts |
| Lycée Léopold Sédar SenghorNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 253 | 96%±0 pts |
| Lycée CondorcetBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 99 | 87%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 11.2% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €27,030 a year per consumption unit, below Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Magnanville counts 0.8 jobs (1,800 jobs, 2,400 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
148 sales of houses and apartments in Magnanville, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,524/m². Of the homes sold, 91% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,484/m² | 135 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in Magnanville, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 122 offenses here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,024 deaths in Magnanville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 825: 24% above. In Yvelines, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Magnanville can choose among 4 GPs.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, between Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Under-15s account for 20% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Magnanville | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Magnanville. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Magnanville yet.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Magnanville is a commune of 6,383 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnanville | 6,383 | — | C+ | C− | B+ | B |
| Buchelay | 3,360 | 0.8 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Mantes-la-Ville | 22,332 | 1 | D | C− | C+ | B |
| Mantes-la-Jolie | 43,526 | 1.7 | D | C− | C | B− |
| Limay | 17,885 | 2.8 | D | C− | C+ | C |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 7,328 | 3.2 | C− | C− | B | B |
| Porcheville | 3,382 | 4 | D | C− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #23 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 5% of compared French towns and #83 of 94 in Yvelines. 96% of 253 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Léopold Sédar Senghor in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,524/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Magnanville grades C− for cost of living.
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 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.