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A town of 1,172 in Yvelines, Île-de-France. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
Toussus-le-Noble has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 49% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Toussus-le-Noble does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Toussus-le-Noble 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Toussus-le-Noble, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Toussus-le-Noble. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la toile de Jouy3.6 km northeast, in Jouy-en-Josas
ChâteauChâteau de Jouy-en-Josas4.1 km northeast, in Jouy-en-Josas
MuseumMaison de Léon et Jeanne Blum4.6 km northeast, in Jouy-en-JosasFortFortPorte de Mérantais2.8 km west, in Magny-les-HameauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villiers-le-Bâcle2.6 km south, in Villiers-le-BâcleFortFortFort du Haut-Buc2.3 km north, in BucPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toussus-le-Noble.
In the comparison, Toussus-le-Noble comes above both Yvelines’ towns (49%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 9.1% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Toussus-le-Noble | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.1% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 64% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Toussus-le-Noble, that is above both Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Toussus-le-Noble sits above both Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Martin Luther KingNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée Franco-AllemandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 168 | 100%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 30 residents of Toussus-le-Noble died, against 38 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Toussus-le-Noble above both Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 18.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Toussus-le-Noble, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Toussus-le-Noble has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Porte de Trousalé: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Toussus-le-Noble yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toussus-le-Noble | 1,172 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Magny-les-Hameaux | 9,386 | 2 | B | D | B+ | B |
| Buc | 5,816 | 2.1 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Saclay Essonne | 4,437 | 2.6 | A | D− | B+ | A+ |
| Jouy-en-Josas | 7,981 | 2.8 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Guyancourt | 29,778 | 3 | B | D | B | A− |
| Voisins-le-Bretonneux | 10,624 | 3.1 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Toussus-le-Noble has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. 100% of 168 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Franco-Allemand in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Toussus-le-Noble is a commune of 1,172 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). 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
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.