WELCOME TO OUR PLACE!
Welcome to the territory of Versailles Grand Parc, where life is good.
Would you like to spend a weekend, a vacation or to settle down in our area?
Our 18 communes welcome you and do their utmost to offer you one of the best quality of life in France and make you happy.
THE “CITIES AND VILLAGES WHERE IT IS GOOD TO LIVE” RANKING
Launched in 2020, this ranking establishes the classification of 34,837 French municipalities (excluding DOM/TOM). The eponymous association worked closely with INSEE and other government agencies to provide data that reflects reality as closely as possible.
The communes were evaluated according to the priority axes that define a village / town where it is good to live:
- quality of life (76%)
- Safety (71%)
- shops and services (45%)
- Transportation (43%)
- Health (42%)
- Education (33%)
- Solidarity (27%)
- Sports and leisure (26%).
According to an OpinionWay survey, conducted for the Printemps de l’Optimisme (2020).
It shows a classification on 8 categories (national level, departmental level, levels by strata – scale of the number of inhabitants).
Among the 34,837 French communes, 7 communes in our territory are among the 500 best towns and villages in France to live in: Versailles, Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, Viroflay, Vélizy-Villacoublay, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Fontenay-le-Fleury and Bois d’Arcy!
What you should also remember about the 18 communes of Versailles Grand Parc:
12 communes are in the TOP 50, at the departmental level, all strata included
10 communes are in the TOP 100, at the national level, sorted according to their respective strata (number of inhabitants)
14 communes are in the TOP 10, at the departmental level, sorted according to their respective strata.
(out of a total of 259 communes in Yvelines)
Details of the 2021 list of our 18 municipalities
| Cities | General ranking, national level | General ranking, departmental level | Ranking by stratum, at the national level | Classification by stratum, at the departmental level |
|
1 – Versailles (50.000 to 100.000 people) |
49 (48 in 2020) |
1 | 20 | 1 |
|
2 – Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt (20.000 to 50.000 people) |
183 (188 in 2020) |
7 (8 in 2020) |
73 (76 in 2020) |
5 (6 in 2020) |
|
3 – Viroflay (10.000 to 20.000 people) |
286 (280 in 2020) |
12 |
41 (33 in 2020) |
1 |
|
4 – Vélizy-Villacoublay (20.000 to 50.000 people) |
345 (361 in 2020) |
18 (17 in 2020) |
169 (178 in 2020) |
14 |
|
5 – La Celle-Saint-Cloud (20.000 to 50.000 people) |
437 (461 in 2020) |
22 (21 in 2020) |
207 (215 in 2020) |
17 |
|
6 – Fontenay-le-Fleury (10.000 to 20.000 people) |
449 (543 in 2020) |
23 (28 in 2020) |
97 (132 in 2020) |
4 (9 in 2020) |
|
7 – Bois d’Arcy (10.000 to 20.000 people) |
486 (540 in 2020) |
25 (27 in 2020) |
112 (131 in 2020) |
6 (8 in 2020) |
|
8 – Saint-Cyr-l’École (10.000 to 20.000 people) |
503 (523 in 2020) |
26 (25 in 2020) |
120 (127 in 2020) |
7 (6 in 2020) |
|
9 – Bièvres (3.500 to 5.000 people) |
575 (601 in 2020) |
38 |
10 (11 in 2020) |
1 |
|
10 – Jouy-en-Josas (5.000 to 10.000 people) |
593 (614 in 2020) |
33 (32 in 2020) |
57 (71 in 2020) |
2 |
|
11 – Buc (5.000 to 10.000 people) |
621 (688 in 2020) |
35 |
66 (89 in 2020) |
3 (4 in 2020) |
|
12 – Bougival (5.000 to 10.000 people) |
825 (834 in 2020) |
48 (46 in 2020) |
137 (147 in 2020) |
11 (10 in 2020) |
|
13 – Noisy-le-Roi (5.000 to 10.000 people) |
954 (1.008 in 2020) |
51 (55 in 2020) |
189 (217 in 2020) |
12 (14 in 2020) |
|
14 – Bailly (3.500 to 5.000 people) |
966 (1.004 in 2020) |
54 |
39 (43 in 2020) |
4 (3 in 2020) |
|
15 – Les Loges-en-Josas (500 to 2.000 people) |
1.213 (1.264 in 2020) |
64 (65 in 2020) |
9 (16 in 2020) |
1 |
|
16 – Châteaufort (500 to 2.000 people) |
2.014 (2.125 in 2020) |
90 (89 in 2020) |
108 (132 in 2020) |
7 (6 in 2020) |
|
17 – Toussus-le-Noble (500 to 2.000 people) |
2.192 (2.245 in 2020) |
93 (92 in 2020) |
149 (158 in 2020) |
8 (7 in 2020) |
|
18 – Rennemoulin (0 to 500 people) |
3.779 (4.040 in 2020) |
122 (125 in 2020) |
59 (73 in 2020) |
2 |
→ What we can conclude (among other things):
Rennemoulin has the best progression in the ranking at the national level, all strata combined, with a rise of + 261 places, compared to 2020
Fontenay-le-Fleury has moved up from 8th place among the cities of Versailles Grand Parc to 6th place
the city of Bièvres remains the best compromise between city size and joie de vivre.