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A town of 1,448 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Baulne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B): 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Baulne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Baulne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Baulne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Baulne. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Saussay2.9 km north, in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne
ChâteauChâteau de Villiers1.9 km southwest, in CernyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Villiers-aux-Nonnains2.4 km southwest, in CernyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Frémigny4.8 km northwest, in Bouray-sur-JuineChâteauChâteauChâteau de D'Huison-Longueville4.6 km southwest, in D'Huison-LonguevilleZooZooParc de Saint-Vrain4.7 km northwest, in Saint-VrainPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baulne.
On this, Baulne is below both Essonne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Baulne | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
The median price, €2,811/m², comes from 62 sales of houses and apartments in Baulne from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,569/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Baulne comes close to Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 88%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Alexandre DenisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 118 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Baulne, that is above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Baulne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Baulne sits below both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Baulne has 150 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 16.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 91 residents of Baulne died, against 104 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
Baulne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
abri orné et polissoir: Photo: SYGREF · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Baulne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulne | 1,448 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| La Ferté-Alais | 3,731 | 0.9 | B | C | B | B− |
| Cerny | 3,531 | 1.8 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Itteville | 6,746 | 2 | B− | C− | B+ | C |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 8,191 | 2.4 | C+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Vrain | 3,089 | 3.5 | — | C− | — | A |
| Vert-le-Petit | 2,714 | 4 | C | C− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Baulne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 16.1 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 37% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 118 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Alexandre Denis 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,811/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Baulne grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Baulne is a commune of 1,448 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.