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2026 comparison

Maisons-Laffitte vs Poissy: 2026 comparison

Poissy has more inhabitants than Maisons-Laffitte: 41,274 versus 23,549, or 75% more. Poissy covers a larger area (13.3 km² versus 6.8 km²), but Maisons-Laffitte is more densely populated: 3,489 inhabitants per km² versus 3,108.

The median apartment price is higher in Maisons-Laffitte: €5,717 per m² versus €3,901. The median standard of living is higher in Maisons-Laffitte (€42,520 a year versus €27,030).

The two cities are 9.8 km apart as the crow flies, in the same department and the same urban unit (Paris).

Maisons-LaffittePoissy
Maisons-LaffittePoissy9.8 km as the crow flies

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Maisons-Laffitte

City in Yvelines

Yvelines78Île-de-France

Population
23,549 inhab.
391st in France · 17th in its department
Area
6.8 km²
Density
3,489 per km²
Full profile of Maisons-Laffitte

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Poissy

City in Yvelines

Yvelines78Île-de-France

Population
41,274 inhab.
194th in France · 5th in its department
Area
13.3 km²
Density
3,108 per km²
Full profile of Poissy

Population

Population and demographics

Municipal population since 1876

Maisons-LaffittePoissy

Population: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Population inhab.More populous: Poissy+75%23,54941,274More populous: Poissy+75%
Change over 5 yearsStronger growth: Poissy+9.2 pts−2.2%+7.0%Stronger growth: Poissy+9.2 pts
Change over 10 yearsStronger growth: Poissy+9.8 pts−0.4%+9.4%Stronger growth: Poissy+9.8 pts
Density per km²Denser: Maisons-Laffitte+12%3,4893,108Denser: Maisons-Laffitte+12%
Under 15More young people: Poissy+2.8 pts18.0%20.8%More young people: Poissy+2.8 pts
65 and overMore seniors: Maisons-Laffitte+1.8 pt18.4%16.6%More seniors: Maisons-Laffitte+1.8 pt
People per householdLarger households: Poissy+0.072.162.23Larger households: Poissy+0.07

Sources: INSEE, official population figures, INSEE, censuses, INSEE, census

Housing

Real estate prices and housing

Housing: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Median apartment price €/m²More expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+47%5,7173,901More expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+47%
Median house price €/m²More expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+76%8,2834,710More expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+76%
Apartment rent €/m² per month, utilities includedMore expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+20%22.919.1More expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+20%
House rent €/m² per month, utilities includedMore expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+56%26.617.0More expensive: Maisons-Laffitte+56%
Homeowner householdsMore homeowners: Maisons-Laffitte+16 pts57.7%41.6%More homeowners: Maisons-Laffitte+16 pts
Share of housesMore houses: Maisons-Laffitte+8.4 pts24.2%15.8%More houses: Maisons-Laffitte+8.4 pts
Social housing (SRU law) share of primary residencesMore social housing: Poissy+16 pts15.4%31.4%More social housing: Poissy+16 pts
Second homesMore second homes: Maisons-Laffitte+2.2 pts3.5%1.3%More second homes: Maisons-Laffitte+2.2 pts
Vacant homesMore vacant homes: Maisons-Laffitte+2.9 pts8.0%5.1%More vacant homes: Maisons-Laffitte+2.9 pts
Property tax (combined rate)Higher rate: Poissy+4.9 pts30.82%35.71%Higher rate: Poissy+4.9 pts

Sources: DGFiP (DVF), Ministry of Housing (rent map), INSEE, census, Ministry for the Ecological Transition (SRU), DGFiP, local taxation

Income and jobs

Residents’ income and jobs

Income and jobs: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Median standard of living €/yearHigher: Maisons-Laffitte+57%42,52027,030Higher: Maisons-Laffitte+57%
Poverty rateHigher: Poissy+11 pts6.7%18.0%Higher: Poissy+11 pts
Average taxable income per householdHigher: Maisons-Laffitte2.0 times as high€71,204€35,087Higher: Maisons-Laffitte2.0 times as high
Households paying income taxMore taxpaying households: Maisons-Laffitte+17 pts72%54%More taxpaying households: Maisons-Laffitte+17 pts
Activity rate (ages 15-64)Higher: Maisons-Laffitte+2.3 pts81.7%79.4%Higher: Maisons-Laffitte+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate (census)Higher: Poissy+5.3 pts7.1%12.4%Higher: Poissy+5.3 pts

Sources: INSEE, Filosofi, DGFiP, income tax, INSEE, census

Local life

Town hall and fiber internet

Local life: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
MayorArthur DehaeneSandrine Berno Dos Santos
Political label of the mayor’s list (2026 local elections)Samemiscellaneous rightmiscellaneous rightSame
Premises with fiberBetter covered: Poissy+1.9 pt96%98%Better covered: Poissy+1.9 pt

Sources: Ministry of the Interior, register of elected officials, Ministry of the Interior, Arcep

Shops and facilities

Shops, leisure and transportation

Shops and facilities: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Shops per 10,000 inhab.More shops per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+3%41.698 in total40.5167 in totalMore shops per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+3%
Food shops per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Poissy+8%14.935 in total16.066 in totalMore per capita: Poissy+8%
Restaurants per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+6%27.665 in total25.9107 in totalMore per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+6%
Sports facilities per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+37%17.040 in total12.451 in totalMore per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+37%
Cultural venues per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+5%2.56 in total2.410 in totalMore per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+5%
Hotels per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Poissy+14%0.82 in total1.04 in totalMore per capita: Poissy+14%
Passenger train stationsTie11Tie

Number of facilities per 10,000 inhabitants (total count in small print). Source: INSEE, facilities database (BPE)

Health

Health care

Health: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Access to general practitioners visits/inhab./year localized potential accessibilityBetter access: Poissy+47%1.72.5Better access: Poissy+47%
General practitioners per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Poissy+8%8.520 in total9.238 in totalMore per capita: Poissy+8%
Medical specialists per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Poissy+36%16.639 in total22.593 in totalMore per capita: Poissy+36%
Dentists per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+4%8.119 in total7.832 in totalMore per capita: Maisons-Laffitte+4%
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Poissy+14%2.15 in total2.410 in totalMore per capita: Poissy+14%
HospitalsMore facilities: Poissy+123More facilities: Poissy+1

Practitioners and facilities per 10,000 inhabitants (total count in small print); access to doctors includes those in neighboring communes. Sources: Ministry of Health (DREES), APL, INSEE, facilities database (BPE), Ministry of Health (Finess)

Education

Schools and colleges

Education: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Primary schoolsMore schools: Poissy+111324More schools: Poissy+11
Middle schoolsMore middle schools: Poissy+336More middle schools: Poissy+3
High schoolsMore high schools: Poissy+415More high schools: Poissy+4
Higher education institutions and programsMore facilities: Poissy+606More facilities: Poissy+6

Sources: Ministry of Education, INSEE, facilities database (BPE)

Recorded crime

Offenses recorded by the police

Recorded crime: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Home burglaries per 1,000 homesHigher rate: Poissy+3%5.35.5Higher rate: Poissy+3%
Non-violent thefts per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Maisons-Laffitte+28%9.67.5Higher rate: Maisons-Laffitte+28%
Physical violence outside the family per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Poissy+72%1.93.3Higher rate: Poissy+72%
Vehicle thefts per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Poissy+63%0.91.4Higher rate: Poissy+63%
Vandalism and property damage per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Poissy+23%5.87.1Higher rate: Poissy+23%

Offenses recorded in the commune by the police and gendarmerie, per 1,000 inhabitants (per 1,000 homes for burglaries); this is not the actual crime level. Rates for the latest published year. Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI)

Climate

Temperature, sunshine and rain

Climate: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Average temperatureTie12.5°C12.5°CTie
Sunshine h/yearSunnier: Maisons-Laffitte+0.2%1,7171,714Sunnier: Maisons-Laffitte+0.2%
Rainfall mm/yearWetter: Poissy+4%639667Wetter: Poissy+4%
Rainy days days/year at least 1 mmMore rainy days: Poissy+2 days/year113115More rainy days: Poissy+2 days/year
Frost days days/yearMore frost days: Maisons-Laffitte+1 days/year3635More frost days: Maisons-Laffitte+1 days/year
Very hot days days/year 30 °C or moreMore hot days: Maisons-Laffitte+3 days/year2018More hot days: Maisons-Laffitte+3 days/year

Climate normals from the reference Météo-France station of each commune. Source: Météo-France, climate normals

Natural hazards

Natural disasters and prevention

Natural hazards: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Natural disasters declared since 1982More declarations: Maisons-Laffitte+4117More declarations: Maisons-Laffitte+4
Natural hazard prevention plansTie22Tie
Radon potentialSameLowLowSame

Sources: Géorisques (GASPAR), IRSN

Land

Area, terrain and administrative areas

Land: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy compared
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissyDifference
Area km²Larger: Poissy+97%6.7513.3Larger: Poissy+97%
Town hall elevationHigher: Maisons-Laffitte+6 m39 m34 mHigher: Maisons-Laffitte+6 m
Coastal communeSameNoNoSame
Density grid (INSEE)SameLarge urban centreLarge urban centreSame
DepartmentSameYvelines (78)Yvelines (78)Same
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Saint Germain Boucles de SeineCommunauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Urban unitSameParisParisSame
Functional areaSameParisParisSame

Sources: IGN, IGN, elevation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Loi Littoral, INSEE, density grid, INSEE, COG, INSEE, geographic classifications

Summary

Maisons-Laffitte vs Poissy at a glance

Summary table: Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy
CriterionMaisons-LaffittePoissy
Population inhab.23,54941,274
Change over 10 years−0.4%+9.4%
Density per km²3,4893,108
Median apartment price €/m²5,7173,901
Median house price €/m²8,2834,710
Apartment rent €/m²22.919.1
Property tax (combined rate)30.82%35.71%
Median standard of living €/year42,52027,030
Unemployment rate (census)7.1%12.4%
Premises with fiber96%98%
Access to general practitioners visits/inhab./year1.72.5
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes5.35.5
Average temperature12.5°C12.5°C
Sunshine h/year1,7171,714
Area km²6.7513.3

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FAQ

Maisons-Laffitte vs Poissy: your questions

Which is the larger city, Maisons-Laffitte or Poissy?

By population, Poissy: 41,274 inhabitants versus 23,549 for Maisons-Laffitte (official population figures in force on January 1, 2026). Poissy is the 194th largest city in France, Maisons-Laffitte the 391st. By area, Poissy is also the larger (13.3 km²).

How far is Maisons-Laffitte from Poissy?

Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy are 9.8 km apart as the crow flies, between the centers of the two communes, in the same department (Yvelines).

Where is real estate more expensive, in Maisons-Laffitte or Poissy?

To buy an apartment, Maisons-Laffitte is more expensive: €5,717 per m² (median price), versus €3,901 in Poissy (+47%). Median prices of sales over the last five years (DGFiP, DVF).

Where is the standard of living higher, in Maisons-Laffitte or Poissy?

In Maisons-Laffitte, half of the residents have a standard of living above €42,520 a year, versus €27,030 in Poissy (disposable income per consumption unit, INSEE).

Which city is sunnier, Maisons-Laffitte or Poissy?

Maisons-Laffitte: 1,717 hours of sunshine a year on average, versus 1,714 in Poissy (climate normals from the reference Météo-France station of each town).

Official population figures in force on January 1, 2026. Source: INSEE, official population figures

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