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A town of 20,629 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Maurepas grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #53 of 91 in Yvelines. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 0.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 10.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,955/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 33% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Maurepas 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 1 historic monument in Maurepas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
0.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Maurepas. Best known first.
Theme parkFrance miniature2.2 km northeast, in Élancourt
ChâteauCommanderie de la Villedieu2.2 km east, in ÉlancourtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pontchartrain4.7 km northwest, in Jouars-PontchartrainAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Hautes-Bruyères4.3 km southwest, in Saint-Rémy-l'HonoréMonastery or conventMonastery or conventSkit du Saint-Esprit2.9 km south, in Le Mesnil-Saint-DenisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maurepas.
The median disposable income was €29,750 a year per consumption unit, below Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) but above compared French towns (€25,970). Maurepas has 6,350 jobs for 9,500 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 2.8% of Maurepas’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Maurepas, 90.5% passed the bac, below Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 280 candidates at 3 lycées. By results, schools here place #64 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PergaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 83%−5 pts |
| Lycée Les 7 MaresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 260 | 97%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Louis BlériotBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 87 | 93%+13 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.
594 sales of houses and apartments in Maurepas, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,955/m². The split locally: €3,199/m² for houses, €2,814/m² for apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 594 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,199/m² | 258 |
| Apartments | €2,814/m² | 336 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Yvelines live to 86.8 on average and men to 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 1,335 residents of Maurepas died, against 1,583 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, Maurepas’ deaths ran at 78 per 100 expected, near Yvelines’ towns (76) and lower than compared French towns (88). The town has 6 family doctors.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, between Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Maurepas | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. 0.6% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, 402 offenses were recorded in Maurepas. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.7 violent offenses and 12.7 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Maurepas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Maurepas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurepas | 20,629 | — | B− | D | B | A− |
| La Verrière | 5,994 | 1.1 | C− | D | C | A |
| Élancourt | 26,365 | 1.2 | B | D | B | A− |
| Coignières | 4,321 | 1.2 | C | D | D− | A+ |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis | 7,276 | 1.8 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 6,039 | 2.4 | A− | C− | A | A |
| Trappes | 34,689 | 2.7 | D | C− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #48 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 118 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns and #64 of 94 in Yvelines. 97% of 260 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Les 7 Mares 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,955/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maurepas grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Maurepas is a commune of 20,629 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-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 October 30, 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.