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Versailles

Large city · 78000 · Île-de-France

👥 Population
84 095
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
6 660 €
📈 -5% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
🟠 12.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average

Versailles — Score 55/100.

55
💰 Yield15
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability3
🛡️ Safety74
⚡ Energy rating81
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 784 Transactions · Versailles

🏢 Apt. /m²
6 660 €
🏡 House /m²
9 062 €
📋 Transactions
784
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Versailles6 660 €9 062 €87684 095
Sartrouville3 841 €5 082 €53652 763
Saint-Germain-en-Laye6 538 €7 105 €48645 931
Mantes-la-Jolie2 656 €2 917 €33443 526
Poissy3 606 €4 843 €38640 983
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine3 111 €4 177 €36336 958

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
24.31 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
⏳ Payback period
22.8 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
87.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.2 %
🏢 Apartments
88.3 %
10.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
Abis
Very strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)Tense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible

💶 Local taxation

REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024

🏠 Property tax (built)Municipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
26.810 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
40.140 %
🏘️ Housing tax
18.700 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
5.390 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.55 %
🏢 CFE
18.86 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
84 095
2023
📐 Area
26.15 km²
3216 inh/km²
💶 Median income
33 780 €
📊 Median age
38.5 yrs
38.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.6 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
7.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
25 207
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 479
+8.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2 287
💼 Economic density
300
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Versailles Château Rive Gauche
À 0.81 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Paris
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP)
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
6
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
8
🏆 Baccalaureate results
High schoolTypePass rateHonorsV.A.
LYCEE HOCHEpublic100.0 %+0.0
LYCEE SAINT JEAN ET HULSTprivé sous contrat100.0 %+0.0
LYCEE NOTRE DAME DU GRACHAMPprivé sous contrat99.0 %+0.0
LYCEE LA BRUYEREpublic98.0 %-1.0
LYCEE MARIE CURIEpublic97.0 %+0.0
LYCEE LES CHATAIGNIERSprivé sous contrat96.0 %-3.0
LYCEE JULES FERRY (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)public95.0 %-1.0
LYCEE ST VINCENT DE PAUL (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)privé sous contrat94.0 %
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)Brevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
94.2 %
Average pass rate · 8 middle schools

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN HULSTprivé sous contrat152.0
COLLEGE PRIVE DU SACRE COEURprivé sous contrat144.0
COLLEGE HOCHEpublic142.7
COLLEGE PIERRE DE NOLHACpublic139.2
COLLEGE JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAUpublic128.3
COLLEGE RAYMOND POINCAREpublic119.1
COLLEGE CLAGNYpublic105.1

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

🏥 Hospitals
3
💊 Pharmacies
25
🔬 Laboratories
8
🏥 Établissements de santé
144
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
25

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
1302
📋 Commerce
570
📋 Enseignement
118
🏥 Sante
1055
🚆 Transport
159
⚽ Sport
127
🎭 Culture
68

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 11 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public5Centre d'information et de recrutement des forces armées (Cirfa) - Versailles, Maison départementale des personnes handicapées (MDPH) - Yvelines, Mairie - Versailles
🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture3Secrétariat général de la préfecture - Yvelines, Direction des sécurités - Yvelines, Direction du cabinet - Yvelines
📋 Service déconcentré2Direction territoriale de la protection judiciaire de la jeunesse (DTPJJ) - Yvelines, Unité départementale de l'architecture et du patrimoine (UDAP) - Yvelines
📋 Établissement public1Service d’aide médicale urgente (Samu) - Yvelines

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Vols sans violence contre des personnes8239.80 ‰7.3 ‰+34 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement6207.40 ‰6.3 ‰+17 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires5316.30 ‰7.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Usage de stupéfiants4205.00 ‰8.4 ‰-40 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)2993.60 ‰7.5 ‰-52 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales2653.20 ‰4.2 ‰-24 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial2222.60 ‰4.0 ‰-35 % vs moy.
Violences sexuelles1642.00 ‰2.4 ‰-17 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement1563.60 ‰7.5 ‰-52 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule971.20 ‰2.4 ‰-50 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules881.00 ‰5.2 ‰-81 % vs moy.
Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules460.50 ‰3.7 ‰-86 % vs moy.
Trafic de stupéfiants270.30 ‰2.2 ‰-86 % vs moy.
Vols violents sans arme240.30 ‰1.0 ‰-70 % vs moy.
Vols avec armes60.10 ‰0.6 ‰-83 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

712 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
3.1 %
B
42.8 %
42.8 %
C
4.8 %
D
24.6 %
24.6 %
E
12.1 %
12.1 %
F
6.9 %
G
5.8 %

12.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 117 protected monuments

BuildingEra
ensemble non identifié
hôtel;immeuble2e moitié 18e siècle
jeu de paume4e quart 17e siècle
hôtel2e moitié 18e siècle
immeuble
église3e quart 18e siècle
cathédrale2e quart 18e siècle
réservoir18e siècle
hôtel2e moitié 17e siècle;4e quart 18e siècle
hôtel3e quart 18e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 1 risks identified

Transport de marchandises dangereuses

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 20 645 analyses · S.E.O.P.

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
20 645

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
61
⚡ Charge points
691
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt 2.7 km 46/100 30 689
Buc 3.4 km 33/100 5 816
Les Loges-en-Josas 5.0 km 30/100 1 645
La Celle-Saint-Cloud 5.2 km 47/100 20 460
Bailly 4.6 km 48/100 3 731
Viroflay 3.9 km 43/100 17 237
Saint-Cyr-l'École 3.9 km 42/100 21 268
Guyancourt 4.7 km 51/100 29 778

❓ Frequently asked questions about Versailles

What is the price per m² in Versailles?

The median price per m² in Versailles is 6 660 €.

What is the rental yield in Versailles?

The gross rental yield in Versailles is 4.4%.

Is Versailles a good real estate investment?

Versailles has a ScorCity score of 55/100, making it an interesting investment.

What is the average energy rating in Versailles?

The most common energy rating class in Versailles is B.

What are the natural risks in Versailles?

1 risks are identified in Versailles: Transport de marchandises dangereuses.