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MontchauvetYvelines

A town of 275 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Population
275
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€15.87
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€35,050
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
12%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montchauvet a good place to live?

Montchauvet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Montchauvet stand out

The one thing Montchauvet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
25%2%MontchauvetMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
25% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Porte de Bretagne
Porte de Bretagne · Inscrit · Photo: Oblomov2 · CC0
Montchauvet’s story

Montchauvet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montchauvet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Hippolyte Désiré Mantion, born in 1825, is the one person born in Montchauvet before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1932First protected: Porte de Bretagne
  • 1991Most recently protected: Pont de l'Arche
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montchauvet.

Who lives here

More people in Montchauvet hold a degree than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 52%

In the comparison, Montchauvet comes above both Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%). 16% of residents are children under 15.

49.9median age
MontchauvetYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education52%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montchauvet
MontchauvetYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1516%20%17%
15–249.8%12%11%
25–4419%25%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+19%17%22%
No diploma9%13%19%
CAP or BEP19%16%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education52%49%30%
Full pageMontchauvet’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.9 median age · 19% are 65 or overHouseholds120 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad9.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Montchauvet?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Montchauvet: 44% were built before 1919, more than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Montchauvet, that is above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montchauvet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
12th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected
Full pageMontchauvet’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homesMap4 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Montchauvet?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Montchauvet run higher than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: a median €35,050 a year per consumption unit

Montchauvet sits above both Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. At the census, 12.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Montchauvet has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Montchauvet, 0.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMontchauvet’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€35,050 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work12% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Montchauvet is €15.87/m² a month, against €18.40/m² in Yvelines’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€15.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montchauvet€15.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€15.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.43 to €18.76/m² a month)
€12.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMontchauvet’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€15.87/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Porte de Bretagne and 8 more in and around Montchauvet

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Montchauvet. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionPorte de Bretagnein townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Haut Rosay4.2 km northeast, in RosayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Septeuil3.5 km east, in SepteuilArchaeological siteArchaeological siteMithraeum de Septeuil2.9 km east, in SepteuilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tilly4.3 km west, in TillyMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Ancienne Sparterie1.7 km northwest, in Dammartin-en-Serve
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montchauvet

12pages on Montchauvet
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.9History4 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montchauvet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Donjon (vestiges) et sol des parcellesFortified house · 12th c.
Église Sainte-Marie-MadeleineChurch · 12th–20th c.
Pont de l'ArcheBridge · 14th c.
Porte de BretagneTown gate · 13th c.
Photo credits

Donjon (vestiges) et sol des parcelles: Photo: Oblomov2 · CC0 · Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont de l'Arche: Photo: Spedona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de Bretagne: Photo: Oblomov2 · CC0

Famous people from Montchauvet

One notable person was born in Montchauvet.

Their page →
F
François Hippolyte Désiré MantionRailway engineer · 1825–1897

Montchauvet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yvelines →
MagnanvilleBuchelayMantes-la-VilleHoudanRosny-sur-SeineGarancièresMagnanvilleBuchelayMantes-la-VilleHoudanRosny-sur-SeineGarancièresMontchauvet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montchauvet275—————
Magnanville6,3836.1C+C−B+B
Buchelay3,3606.6C−DDA−
Mantes-la-Ville22,3326.8DC−C+B
Houdan3,7217.2C−C−B−D
Rosny-sur-Seine7,3287.4C−C−BB
Garancières2,6217.5—C+—C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Montchauvet

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Montchauvet is a commune of 275 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). 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
275 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code
78417

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.