Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poigny-la-Forêt.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Poigny-la-Forêt than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: 63% of adults
In the comparison, Poigny-la-Forêt comes above both Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%). 30% of residents are 65 or over.
52.3median age
Poigny-la-ForêtYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education63%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Poigny-la-Forêt keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Poigny-la-Forêt, that is above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poigny-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Poigny-la-Forêt run higher than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: a median €38,900 a year per consumption unit
Poigny-la-Forêt sits above both Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. 27.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Poigny-la-Forêt has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
Public transport24%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Poigny-la-Forêt, 0.4 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Poigny-la-Forêt costs an estimated advertised €16.76/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.
€16.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Poigny-la-Forêt€16.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€16.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.53 to €19.34/m² a month)
€15.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Poigny-la-Forêt
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Poigny-la-Forêt is a commune of 957 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires. 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.
