Strong in places, weak in others. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At C+ overall, Vaux-sur-Seine is better than two fifths of compared French towns and ranks #61 of 91 in Yvelines. It lags on schools as well (C−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 5.8 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 30% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add safety to its strengths: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 11.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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 Vaux-sur-Seine 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.
Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens: Photo: Jc.boga · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pavillon d'Artois: Photo: Jc.boga · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaux-sur-Seine.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Vaux-sur-Seine costs an estimated advertised €16.26/m² a month, against €18.40/m² in Yvelines’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€3,130/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Vaux-sur-Seine sell for €2,647/m², houses for €3,293/m². The middle sale price: €3,130/m², between Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house rents for an estimated €15.97/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vaux-sur-Seine€3,130/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,293/m²
125
Apartments
€2,647/m²
31
€16.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.83 to €19.13/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
In Vaux-sur-Seine, 30.3% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 35.4% in Yvelines’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
30%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Vaux-sur-Seine counts 0.2 jobs (550 jobs, 2,450 workers). The median disposable income was €32,290 a year per consumption unit, about level with Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 27.7% of working residents in Vaux-sur-Seine went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
Public transport28%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Vaux-sur-Seine, 0.2 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Vaux-sur-Seine do less well than those of 80% of compared French towns
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
81.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Vaux-sur-Seine, close to Yvelines’ towns (82.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 382 candidates at 3 lycées. Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 16% of people in Vaux-sur-Seine are 65 or over, fewer than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
40.3median age
46% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, near Yvelines’ towns (20%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
Vaux-sur-SeineYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Vaux-sur-Seine sees less crime than 69% of compared French towns
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Of the graded crimes in Vaux-sur-Seine, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Family violence19
Burglary10
Vehicle theft9
Fraud26
Theft without violence14
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.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.5%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.5% of the index here.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Vaux-sur-Seine sees 82 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Yvelines’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 379 deaths in Vaux-sur-Seine from 2016 to 2025; there were 415, 9% more. In Yvelines, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 2 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vaux-sur-Seine · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Meulan les Mureaux
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Meulan les Mureaux
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Vaux-sur-Seine: 12% were built before 1919, more than in both Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vaux-sur-Seine is Château de Vaux. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.
Vaux-sur-Seine is a commune of 5,202 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
5,202 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
78638
Vaux-sur-Seine’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 Vaux-sur-Seine
Is Vaux-sur-Seine safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #26 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vaux-sur-Seine good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #54 of 94 in Yvelines. The lycée stands out: 100% of 324 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame Les Oiseaux in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vaux-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaux-sur-Seine grades D 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.
