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A town of 354 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Is Sailly a good place to live?

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

What makes Sailly stand out

The one thing Sailly does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Abbaye de Montcient (ancienne)
Abbaye de Montcient (ancienne) · Inscrit · Photo: Camille Enlart · Public domain
Sailly’s story

Sailly in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sailly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Abbaye de Montcient (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sailly.

History

Sailly keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

On this, Sailly is above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sailly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Sailly than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 16% are under 15

In the comparison, Sailly comes below both Yvelines’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.

44.7median age
SaillyYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Sailly
SaillyYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1516%20%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4425%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+20%17%22%
No diploma12%13%19%
CAP or BEP25%16%26%
Baccalauréat23%16%18%
Higher education37%49%30%

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

Work & commute

10.2% of commuters in Sailly walk, cycle or ride, against 35.4% in Yvelines’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

The median disposable income was €31,230 a year per consumption unit, below Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) but above compared French towns (€25,970). Sailly has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 7.7% of the labour force are out of work.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Sailly, 0.5 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,230
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

Housing

Renting in Sailly costs an estimated advertised €14.68/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.

€14.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sailly€14.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€14.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.41 to €17.37/m² a month)
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Montcient and 4 more in and around Sailly

Heritage in and near Sailly. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sailly

12pages on Sailly

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Abbaye de Montcient (ancienne): Photo: Camille Enlart · Public domain

Famous people from Sailly

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

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Sailly’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 →
IssouGargenvilleJuziersLimayHardricourtPorchevilleIssouGargenvilleJuziersLimayHardricourtPorchevilleSailly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sailly354—————
Issou4,0603.8B−DAA−
Gargenville7,8693.8C−DBB−
Juziers4,0653.9C−DB+C−
Limay17,8854.3DC−C+C
Hardricourt2,5994.9C−DB−D
Porcheville3,3824.9DC−C+C

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

About Sailly

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Sailly is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. 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
354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
78536

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.