A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. It does especially well on health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse grades A− overall, better than 83% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #12 of 91 in Yvelines. Work and incomes are strong (A): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. The trade-off is cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for schools.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse 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.
Château de Coubertin: Photo: Musée de Coubertin · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse’s ages would predict, 69 per 100 expected, under Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,047 residents of Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse died, against 1,126 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Yvelines is 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 9 general practitioners locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Paris Saclay
5.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Paris Saclay
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €39,720 a year per consumption unit
30%walk, cycle or take transit
30.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
Public transport23%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,500
jobs based in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, 0.7 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€39,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A home in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse sells for €4,318/m², more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
€4,318/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse sell for €4,183/m² and apartments for €4,570/m². The estimated advertised rent is €19.17/m² a month, near Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The town recorded 213 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse€4,318/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,183/m²
162
Apartments
€4,570/m²
51
€19.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.90 to €23.12/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€38,610
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.6 points below the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is 98.0%, above both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #9 of 94 in Yvelines. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is a graduates’ town: 64% hold a degree, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
47.7median age
Over-65s are 24% of the population. 16% are under 15, below Yvelines’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
Saint-Rémy-lès-ChevreuseYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma7%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education64%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse has more crime per resident than 54% of compared French towns
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse was burglary (2025). All told, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse had 182 recorded offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.1 violent offenses and 16.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary53
Criminal damage45
Family violence23
Theft from vehicles21
Other physical violence15
Sexual violence13
Vehicle theft12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence78
Fraud69
Drug use49
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
182
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is a commune of 7,747 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse. 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
7,747 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
78575
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Is Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse safe?
It grades B− for safety, #65 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 53 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #9 of 94 in Yvelines. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse grades C− for cost of living.
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.
