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A town of 1,052 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Avrainville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 47% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.6 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Avrainville does most differently from other towns.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avrainville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avrainville.
That puts Avrainville below both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). 21% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Avrainville | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Avrainville’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Essonne’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Avrainville is above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avrainville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Avrainville comes below both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 163 | 73%−8 pts |
| Lycée René CassinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 450 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée Edmond MicheletBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 361 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For Avrainville, that is above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 5.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Avrainville. Best known first.
Avrainville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avrainville yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avrainville | 1,052 | — | — | D | — | D |
| Égly | 7,166 | 1.4 | C+ | D | B | A− |
| Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon | 3,882 | 1.7 | A− | C− | B+ | B+ |
| La Norville | 4,268 | 1.7 | B− | D | C | A |
| Arpajon | 11,698 | 1.7 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Ollainville | 5,455 | 2.5 | B | D | B− | B+ |
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | 5,708 | 2.5 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Avrainville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8.8 recorded violent incidents and 20 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 450 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Cassin in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Avrainville is a commune of 1,052 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.