Dept 95 Rank #94 / 96
Val-d'Oise
Île-de-France · Nearest city: Cergy → Paris TGV
🚄 TGV
Vexin plateau, Forêt de L'Isle-Adam, Oise valley
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Val-d'Oise leans on superb Paris rail access, but steep property, thin healthcare cover, grey skies and flat scenery drag it down. Le Val-d'Oise s'appuie sur un superbe accès ferroviaire à Paris, mais un immobilier cher, un accès aux soins limité, un ciel gris et des paysages plats le tirent vers le bas.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,816h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
136/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
113/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
602mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
16/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.2m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.05 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+8 nights · +2 so far
Frost days ~-18 days · -11 so far
Dry-soil days ~+20 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
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Max elevation
216m
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Forest cover
18.9%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Vexin plateau, Forêt de L'Isle-Adam, Oise valley
Identity
Val-d'Oise is the birthplace of Georges Braque (artiste peintre).
Notable figures born here
Georges Braque — artiste peintreLouis Daguerre — chimistePresnel Kimpembe — footballeurSébastien LecornuNicolas Flamel — alchimisteWissam Ben Yedder — footballeurPhilippe II de BourgogneStéphanie Frappart — arbitre de footballSuger — architecteYann Le Cun — ingénieur électricien
Terroir & appellations
Val-d'Oise lies within protected appellation areas, including Île-de-France, Volailles de Normandie, Porc de Normandie.
Île-de-FranceVolailles de NormandiePorc de Normandie
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Charles François Daubigny
- Émile Boggio
- Paul-Ferdinand Gachet
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Domaine d’Ambleville
- Parc de l'Abbaye de Royaumont
- Domaine de Villarceaux
- Jardin de campagne
- +2 more
Station classée de tourisme (4)
Risks
Safety score
6/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Moderate
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 97.8% p80 of 96
Flooding Very high 92.9% p85 of 96
Ground movement Low 21.3% p24 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Low 21.3% p40 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 7.7% p76 of 96
Wildfire Very low 2.2% p48 of 96
Transport
Transport
10/10
0.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
6
A1 · A3 · A15 · A16 · A104 · A115
Work locally
17.1%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Cergy → Paris TGV
✈ Airport
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) · ~32 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
0.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A1, A3, A15, A16, A104, A115
Services
Healthcare
2/10
APL 2.4
p3 of 96
Schools
2/10
Brevet 80%
#3 lowest brevet of 96
Fiber coverage
98%
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Intl schools
4schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
1,203,523
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Density
963/km²
Urban
32 387
Pop trend
+0.7%/yr
+0.5 pts vs median · p83
Median income
$26,500
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
17.7%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.9%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 70 residents
p20 of 96 · 17,141 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
22.7%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
2.7%
télétravail · works without commuting
#2 lowest of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
22.7%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.1%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.3%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
28.3%
Clerical & service staff
27.6%
Manual workers
16.1%
Real estate
Median
$3,820/m²
$2,330 $5,620
House $4,020 Apt $3,620
-2.5%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
42.56%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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