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Only 15% of residents are 65 or over. With 31,811 residents, it is a town in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
A town of contrasts. With a C+ overall, Plaisir sits #65 of 91 in Yvelines. Nationally, it does better than 36% of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for walkability: just over nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 36% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Plaisir does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plaisir 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 →
On the Culture ministry’s list, Plaisir counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Plaisir. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaisir.
Jobs located in Plaisir: 14,850, for 14,700 residents in work (1 each). 36.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,640 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house in Plaisir goes for €3,483/m², an apartment for €3,000/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.24/m² a month, near Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 36% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,483/m² | 330 |
| Apartments | €3,000/m² | 590 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, below Yvelines’ towns (49%) but above compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents. The share of residents under 15 is 20%.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Plaisir | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
727 offenses were reported in Plaisir during 2025. Violence against people ran at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14.7 (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 1.5% of the housing. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Plaisir, 98.1% passed the bac, above Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #31 of 94 in Yvelines.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blaise PascalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 66%−15 pts |
| Lycée Jean VilarNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 209 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée Sonia DelaunayBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 263 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Yvelines: 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,884 deaths in Plaisir from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,913, 2% more. This Yvelines town has 8 family doctors.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
The list names few of Plaisir’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Plaisir.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisir | 31,811 | — | C+ | D | C+ | B− |
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 16,804 | 1.5 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Villepreux | 11,931 | 2.2 | A− | D− | A− | A+ |
| Neauphle-le-Château | 3,250 | 2.2 | — | C− | — | B |
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 6,039 | 2.8 | A− | C− | A | A |
| Villiers-Saint-Frédéric | 3,395 | 3 | A | C− | A | A+ |
| Élancourt | 26,365 | 3.2 | B | D | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #76 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 53 burglaries and 244 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #31 of 94 in Yvelines. The lycée stands out: 97% of 209 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Vilar 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 Plaisir grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Plaisir is a commune of 31,811 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. 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.