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Some 387 people live in this town, in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Is Rosay a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Rosay has none.

Domaine de Rosay
Domaine de Rosay · Classé · Photo: Bulo78 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rosay’s story

Rosay in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rosay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Domaine de Rosay
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosay.

History

Old homes shape Rosay: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Rosay is Domaine de Rosay. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Rosay, fewer than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns

41% of adults hold a degree, lower than Yvelines’ towns (49%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. The age that splits Rosay in two is 48.3.

48.3median age
RosayYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rosay
RosayYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1514%20%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+23%17%22%
No diploma11%13%19%
CAP or BEP20%16%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education41%49%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Rosay than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 10.5%

Households’ median disposable income: €31,680 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Rosay counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Bus, tram or train carried 8.8% of working residents in Rosay to work at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Rosay, 0.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Rosay is €15.54/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.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Rosay. House rents are put at about €14.28/m² a month.

€15.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rosay€15.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€15.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.29 to €18.15/m² a month)
€14.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Haut Rosay and 7 more in and around Rosay

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Rosay. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rosay

12pages on Rosay

Landmarks

Rosay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Domaine de Rosay: Photo: Bulo78 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rosay

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

How we find them →

Rosay’s 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 →
MagnanvilleMantes-la-VilleBuchelayMantes-la-JoliePorchevilleMézières-sur-SeineMagnanvilleMantes-la-VilleBuchelayMantes-la-JoliePorchevilleMézières-sur-SeineRosay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rosay387—————
Magnanville6,3834C+C−B+B
Mantes-la-Ville22,3324.6DC−C+B
Buchelay3,3604.7C−DDA−
Mantes-la-Jolie43,5265.8DC−CB−
Porcheville3,3825.9DC−C+C
Mézières-sur-Seine3,9236.1C+DA−B

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

About Rosay

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Rosay is a commune of 387 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
387 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
78530

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.