Jobs and pay hold up well (A+): 1 job per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €3,096/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 48% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 17 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Richebourg has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Richebourg 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 Richebourg.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Richebourg sees more deaths than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 148 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Yvelines, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 82.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 100 deaths in Richebourg from 2016 to 2025; there were 149, 48% more. The nearest emergency department to Richebourg is Centre hospitalier Francois Quesnay, 12.4 mi away.
+48%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw148
Adjusted148
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Richebourg · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Francois Quesnay
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Francois Quesnay
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The estimated advertised rent in Richebourg is €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 price, €3,096/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Richebourg from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €15.69/m² a month.
€3,096/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Richebourg€3,096/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,135/m²
43
€15.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.43 to €18.76/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Richebourg keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Richebourg is Église Saint-Georges. On the Culture ministry’s list, Richebourg counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Richebourg, fewer than in Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, lower than Yvelines’ towns (49%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
47.9median age
RichebourgYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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+
18.5% of commuters in Richebourg walk, cycle or ride, against 35.4% in Yvelines’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €33,270 a year. 7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Richebourg number 600, against 600 residents in work (1 per worker).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport13%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Richebourg, 1 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Richebourg
Is Richebourg safe?
Richebourg has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Richebourg good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Richebourg expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,096/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Richebourg grades C for cost of living.
About Richebourg
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Richebourg is a commune of 1,570 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
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.
