Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 14,549 residents and lies in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
With an A− overall, Montesson is better than 78% of compared French towns and ranks #21 of 91 in Yvelines. Health is where it shines (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.7% unemployment. The drawback is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for schools.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Montesson does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montesson 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montesson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite Wood-Cottage, in Le Vésinet, 0.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Montesson. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Maisons3.9 km north, in Maisons-Laffitte
MuseumMusée d'Archéologie nationale3.8 km southwest, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
MuseumMaison Fournaise3 km southeast, in Chatou
MuseumChâteau de Monte-Cristo4.1 km southwest, in Le Port-Marly
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre4.6 km southeast, in NanterrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montesson.
45.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
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.
The middle sale price: €4,676/m², above Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Apartments in Montesson sell for €4,078/m², houses for €5,298/m². Of the homes sold, 49% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,298/m² | 217 |
| Apartments | €4,078/m² | 224 |
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.
886 deaths in Montesson between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,062: 17% below. Women in Yvelines live to 86.8 on average and men to 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 10 GPs practise in the town.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
13% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Yvelines’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Montesson | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 55% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Montesson, 95.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 564 candidates at 5 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #18 of 94 in Yvelines on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pablo PicassoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 93%±0 pts |
| Lycée Les Pierres VivesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 422 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée Jean-Baptiste PoquelinBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 114 | 93%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Montesson (2025). Recorded offenses in the town came to 264 in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.5 cases of violence against people and 14.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Montesson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montesson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montesson | 14,549 | — | A− | D | B | A |
| Chatou | 30,598 | 1.2 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
| Le Vésinet | 15,554 | 1.4 | B | D− | C | A+ |
| Le Mesnil-le-Roi | 6,332 | 1.7 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Carrières-sur-Seine | 14,791 | 1.8 | B+ | D | B+ | A+ |
| Houilles | 33,983 | 2.2 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Le Pecq | 16,059 | 2.2 | A | D | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #48 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 98 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #18 of 94 in Yvelines. The lycée stands out: 99% of 422 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Les Pierres Vives 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montesson grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Montesson is a commune of 14,549 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
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.