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A town of 925 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Is Orvilliers a good place to live?

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

What makes Orvilliers stand out

The one thing Orvilliers does most differently from other towns.

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Orvilliers’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Orvilliers’ story

No historic monuments in Orvilliers

The Culture ministry lists no building in Orvilliers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Richebourg, 2.8 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Orvilliers has fewer older residents than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 11% are 65 or over

That puts Orvilliers below both Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). 22% of residents are children under 15.

39.5median age
OrvilliersYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Orvilliers
OrvilliersYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1522%20%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4426%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+11%17%22%
No diploma12%13%19%
CAP or BEP19%16%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education45%49%30%

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

Work & commute

In Orvilliers, 14.1% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 35.4% in Yvelines’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

The median disposable income was €30,320 a year per consumption unit, below Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) but above compared French towns (€25,970). Orvilliers has 50 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 7.2% of the labour force are out of work.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport13%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Orvilliers, 0.1 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Orvilliers is above both Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Orvilliers91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Georges PompidouNearest collègeCollègeCollège13591%−5 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Orvilliers costs an estimated advertised €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.

The median sale price was €3,206/m², below Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€3,206/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Orvilliers€3,206/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,245/m²33
€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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Septeuil and 4 more in and around Orvilliers

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Orvilliers. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Orvilliers

14pages on Orvilliers

Landmarks

Nothing in Orvilliers is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Orvilliers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Orvilliers yet.

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Orvilliers’ 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 →
HoudanGambaisGarancièresLa Queue-les-YvelinesMagnanvilleIvry-la-BatailleHoudanGambaisGarancièresLa Queue-les-YvelinesMagnanvilleIvry-la-BatailleOrvilliers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Orvilliers925—————
Houdan3,7215.1C−C−B−D
Gambais2,5745.5—B—A
Garancières2,6215.7—C+—C
La Queue-les-Yvelines2,6296.8—C—A−
Magnanville6,3838.1C+C−B+B
Ivry-la-Bataille Eure2,6098.6C−CA−C−

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

About Orvilliers

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Orvilliers is a commune of 925 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
925 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
78474

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.