Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on schools as well (C−) — bac results 2.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Médan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Médan 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 Médan.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Médan cost more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,069/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.48/m² a month, close to Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €15.97/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 36 homes in Médan.
€4,069/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Médan€4,069/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,210/m²
33
€18.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.04 to €22.71/m² a month)
10.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Adjusted for age and care homes, Médan sees fewer deaths than 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Médan has 2 family doctors. Adjusted mortality in the town: 74 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 92 residents of Médan died, against 125 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. At birth, a girl in Yvelines can expect 86.8 years and a boy 82.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Médan · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Médan than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 91.1%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Médan, 83.6% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 71% passed the bac pro, of 163 candidates. The closest collège is 1.5 mi off.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Médan is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €43,650 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 8.1%. 28.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving63%
Public transport26%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Médan, 0.3 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€43,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Médan: 13% 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.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Médan; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Médan is a graduates’ town: 62% hold a degree, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Yvelines’ towns (17%) but below compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
46.3median age
MédanYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education62%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Médan
Is Médan safe?
Médan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Médan good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 324 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame Les Oiseaux in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Médan expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Médan grades D− for cost of living.
About Médan
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Médan is a commune of 1,289 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
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.
