This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2012 :
01/01/2019 – Le Chesnay devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein du Chesnay-Rocquencourt
(78158) (commune nouvelle).
01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle du Chesnay-Rocquencourt en lieu et place
des communes du Chesnay (78158) et de Rocquencourt (78524) devenues déléguées.
In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table
/ graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.
tableauEMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity
2010
2015
2021
Altogether
20 519
19 007
18 077
Working age adult in %
75,0
77,3
77,6
including working age adults with a job in %
69,8
71,0
71,0
including unemployed workers in %
5,3
6,3
6,6
Economically inactive people in %
25,0
22,7
22,4
including pupils, students or interns in %
11,6
12,1
13,1
including retirees in %
6,4
4,3
3,4
including other economically inactive people in %
7,0
6,3
5,9
Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.
tableauEMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
Sex and age
Population
Active people
Activity rate in %
Working people
Employment rate in %
Altogether
18 077
14 026
77,6
12 837
71,0
15 to 24 years old
3 392
1 036
30,5
877
25,8
25 to 54 years old
10 885
10 146
93,2
9 379
86,2
55 to 64 years old
3 799
2 844
74,8
2 581
67,9
Male
8 801
7 140
81,1
6 557
74,5
15 to 24 years old
1 692
510
30,1
431
25,5
25 to 54 years old
5 318
5 158
97,0
4 808
90,4
55 to 64 years old
1 791
1 473
82,2
1 318
73,6
Female
9 275
6 886
74,2
6 280
67,7
15 to 24 years old
1 701
526
30,9
446
26,2
25 to 54 years old
5 567
4 989
89,6
4 571
82,1
55 to 64 years old
2 008
1 371
68,3
1 263
62,9
Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.