Orgeval grades C overall: better than 34% of compared French towns, and #68 of 91 in Yvelines. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
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 Orgeval 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 Orgeval.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Orgeval than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: €20.04/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Orgeval: €4,448/m² for houses, €4,189/m² for apartments. 250 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €4,431/m². Houses made up 84% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€4,431/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orgeval€4,431/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,448/m²
210
Apartments
€4,189/m²
40
€20.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.99 to €25.12/m² a month)
11.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.07/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
Schools
82.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 5.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Orgeval is 92.0%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Yvelines’ towns (93.9%). A collège lies 2.4 mi away. The town’s schools place #74 of 94 in Yvelines on results.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Orgeval run lower than in 87% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Orgeval records 73 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Yvelines’ towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 462 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 336, 27% fewer. In Yvelines, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 4 GPs practise here.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Orgeval · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ctre hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy St Germain site Poissy
2.2 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
More people in Orgeval hold a degree than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 60%
The share of residents under 15 is 23%. 16% of residents are 65 or over, near Yvelines’ towns (17%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.
41.1median age
OrgevalYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education60%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Orgeval is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €42,340 a year per consumption unit
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, near Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 18.6% of commuters at the census. At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Orgeval didn’t travel to work at all.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport15%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
2,800
jobs based in Orgeval, 0.9 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€42,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Orgeval is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Orgeval, criminal damage came up most often (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.1 violent offenses and 18.2 graded property crimes a year. The 2025 count: 204 offenses locally.
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage65
Theft from vehicles44
Family violence36
Burglary21
Other physical violence17
Vehicle theft16
Sexual violence5
Fraud56
Theft without violence43
Drug use24
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.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
204
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
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 (0.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Orgeval has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Orgeval is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Orgeval
Is Orgeval safe?
It grades C for safety, #81 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 65 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Orgeval good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #74 of 94 in Yvelines. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Orgeval expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,431/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Orgeval grades D− for cost of living.
About Orgeval
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Orgeval is a commune of 7,252 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.
