A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on walkability as well — 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade lands at A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #17 of 91 in Yvelines.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Villepreux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villepreux.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Villepreux costs more than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,944/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Villepreux sell for €4,192/m², houses for €3,798/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.82/m² a month, near Yvelines’ towns (€18.40/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were two thirds of what sold.
€3,944/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villepreux€3,944/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,798/m²
227
Apartments
€4,192/m²
111
€18.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.98 to €22.18/m² a month)
9.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Villepreux run below what its ages would predict: 66 per 100 expected, fewer than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Villepreux can choose among 9 GPs. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 759 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 530, 30% fewer.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Villepreux · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de L Ouest Parisien
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For walkability, Villepreux ranks above 93% of compared French towns
At the census, 27.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €32,470 a year per consumption unit. Villepreux has 1,550 jobs for 5,750 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 6.3% of people in the labour force have no job.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
Public transport22%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
1,550
jobs based in Villepreux, 0.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Villepreux, above Yvelines’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 52% of adults. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Villepreux has a median age of 39.2.
39.2median age
VillepreuxYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education52%
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
Villepreux sees less crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Villepreux, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Its tally for 2025: 205 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.5 (2023–2025 average).
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage91
Family violence38
Burglary28
Other physical violence17
Vehicle theft14
Sexual violence12
Theft from vehicles5
Fraud67
Theft without violence41
Drug use40
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
205
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
4 historic monuments in Villepreux, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.3% of homes date from before 1919. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
80.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 10 collèges within 5 km, 9.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Villepreux is 98.1%, above both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #29 of 94 in Yvelines. At the two general lycées, 98% of 472 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villepreux
Is Villepreux safe?
It grades A− for safety, #12 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 91 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villepreux good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #29 of 94 in Yvelines. The lycée stands out: 99% of 263 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sonia Delaunay 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 Villepreux expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villepreux grades D− for cost of living.
About Villepreux
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Villepreux is a commune of 11,931 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. 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
11,931 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
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.
