Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Mesme.
Who lives here
Few people in Sainte-Mesme are 15 to 24: 9%, fewer than in Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
38% of adults hold a degree, between Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
43.9median age
Sainte-MesmeYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
History
Old homes shape Sainte-Mesme: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Mesme is Château de Sainte-Mesme. This Yvelines town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Sainte-Mesme walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 9.7%
Sainte-Mesme has 200 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.5 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €31,870 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.3% of working residents here at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Sainte-Mesme, 0.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,870
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
Schools
84.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 6.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one. The bac pass rate near Sainte-Mesme is 92.5%, below Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sainte-Mesme
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Sainte-Mesme is a commune of 904 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.
