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Living in Le Chesnay

Le Chesnay is a city in France, and the figures below are its published values.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Le Chesnay?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Le Chesnay yet. France has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesLe Chesnay highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Le Chesnay highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.98Rouen€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Le Chesnay. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Le Chesnay. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)4Official
School Count0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)4Official

Healthcare

Le Chesnay recorded 819.8 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k819.8 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20112Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Le Chesnay when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k819.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Le Chesnay's nearest airport was ORY, 20 km away and offered 119 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count119 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest Major Airport IataORY3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Le Chesnay. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Le Chesnay.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 4.2°C in January and 19.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 55.3 mm in January and 53.3 mm in July. Le Chesnay's average monthly sunshine was 58 hours in January and 217 hours in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Le Chesnay average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Le Chesnay average monthly precipitation, mm020406080554750506855535852616166JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Le Chesnay average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522058761331701982092172111711106253JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Le Chesnay annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Le Chesnay is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9Le Chesnay 8.0447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.7 · Feb 8 · Mar 12.1 · Apr 15.8 · May 19.3 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 21 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 5.5 · May 8.9 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 8 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 2.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.2 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 10.6 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 55.3 · Feb 46.9 · Mar 49.5 · Apr 49.6 · May 68.2 · Jun 55.4 · Jul 53.3 · Aug 58.2 · Sep 52.1 · Oct 61.3 · Nov 60.8 · Dec 66.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 58 · Feb 76 · Mar 133 · Apr 170 · May 198 · Jun 209 · Jul 217 · Aug 211 · Sep 171 · Oct 110 · Nov 62 · Dec 53 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading

Is Le Chesnay a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 41–69%
Skilled employee55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 44–66%
Student45%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 34–56%
Family38%strong on family, weak on safety · range 27–49%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–68%
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Collected source
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Official source · Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-06

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)5Official

Is Le Chesnay part of Paris?

Le Chesnay is near Paris, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 16.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source3

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Le Chesnay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate and a nearest-station reading, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Collected source.

Is Le Chesnay a good place to live?

Le Chesnay may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Le Chesnay part of Paris?

Le Chesnay is near Paris, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 16.6 km away by straight-line distance.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Le Chesnay, France: air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-chesnay/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Le Chesnay, France: air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-chesnay/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  2. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  3. gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
  4. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  5. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  10. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  1. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  2. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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