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Houilles

Houilles has 33,617 residents and 15,452 homes, 43% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €5,140/m² over five years, 28% above the département figure. The median living standard is €30,390 a year. For the average resident, 171 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 78311 · Postcode 78800 · Updated 24 October 2026
33,617residents2022 census
€5,140/m²median price per m²Yvelines : €4,010/m²
1%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
171services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Houilles · 14 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Houilles: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

All 14 IRIS neighbourhoods.

IRIS are Insee’s statistical neighbourhoods of about 2,000 people each. Colour shows where each one sits among the others.

NeighbourhoodResidentsLiving standardHome ownersSocial housingAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Guillaume et Jean Detraves2,430€30,69077%7%8%8.0%0%143
Danielle Casanova1,921€27,25058%23%9%11.3%0%158
Paul Bréjeat2,360€30,90073%12%8%5.4%2%125
Ferdinand Buisson2,292€29,96071%17%8%7.9%0%214
Lucien Waterlot2,357€30,67074%6%7%5.1%0%206
Jean Jaurès2,170€34,69076%2%6%8.6%0%183
Jules Guesde2,562€29,89047%12%7%7.6%3%182
Félix Toussaint2,265€26,65047%30%8%12.5%4%172
René Cassin3,124€28,82048%15%9%9.6%2%172
Léon Frapié1,998€30,84081%1%6%4.1%0%141
Commandant Jacques-Yves Cousteau2,109€34,17085%1%8%5.7%0%159
Maurice Velter2,344€25,42042%38%5%11.0%1%168
Victor Hugo1,991€31,41087%1%8%6.2%0%159
Réveil Matin3,691€32,42060%5%5%6.7%3%193

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

33,617 residents and 14,310 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

20%
aged under 15
18%
aged 15–29
20%
aged 60 and over
34%
of households are people living alone
32%
of households are couples with children
10%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

15,452 homes, 93% of them main residences, with 3.7 rooms on average.

43%
of homes are houses
64%
of households own their home
12%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
2%
second homes
6%
empty homes
77%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19195%
1919–194517%
1946–197025%
1971–199027%
1991–200516%
2006–201911%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

2,256 house and flat sales over five years.

€5,140/m²median price, houses and flatsYvelines : €4,010/m²
€4,760/m²flats1,283 sales
€5,680/m²houses973 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €30,390 a year in 2021.

€30,390median living standard a year2021
9.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€14,730the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€51,400the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
7.8%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
55%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
30%
managers and professionals among over-15s
19%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes936.0 per 1,000−24%
Thefts from people without violence35110.3 per 1,000+15%
Violent thefts without a weapon250.7 per 1,000+56%
Physical violence outside the family621.8 per 1,000−13%
Domestic physical violence932.7 per 1,000+11%
Sexual violence391.2 per 1,000+15%
Vehicle thefts762.2 per 1,000+6%
Thefts from vehicles441.3 per 1,000−46%
Thefts of vehicle parts391.2 per 1,000−11%
Deliberate damage and vandalism2066.1 per 1,000−16%
Fraud and payment card fraud2336.9 per 1,000+19%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. For the average resident, 37 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 910 m away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops12
Bakeries13
Pharmacies6
Doctors2
Dentists5
Cafés and bars18
Restaurants22
Parks and gardens9
Playgrounds8
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports halls7
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare3
Bus stops61
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Houilles on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

3.9GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 6.5
8pharmacieson 1 January 2025
26food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners13
Dentists22
Nurses13
Physiotherapists22
Pharmacies8
Supermarkets and hypermarkets6
Convenience stores and grocers20
Bakeries22
Butchers11
Petrol stations3
EV charging stations9
Post offices and postal points2
Banks12
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants72
Hairdressers37
Nurseries14
Swimming pools1
Sports halls4
Gyms1
Libraries1
Performance venues1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Houilles, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movementprevention plan
Transport of hazardous goods
10natural-disaster declarationssince 1983
October 2024latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows9
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

16 primary and nursery schools, 3 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 17 of them state schools.

Collège Guy de MaupassantLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège LamartineLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Sainte-ThérèseLower secondary (collège) · private
Ecole maternelle Danielle CasanovaNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Francis JulliandNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Jean PiagetNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Lucien WaterlotNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Léon FrapieNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Pauline KergomardNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Salvador AllendeNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Victor SchoelcherNursery school · state
Ecole primaire privée Sainte ThérèsePrimary school · private
Ecole élémentaire Ferdinand BuissonPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Félix ToussaintPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Guillaume et Jean DetravesPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Jules GuesdePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Maurice VelterPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Paul BrejeatPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Réveil MatinPrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Houilles, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Mairie de Houilles
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Mairie de Houilles
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Houilles - Mairie01
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Houilles Mairie 2016
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Houilles Mairie 2016
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Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.