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A town of 4,686 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Bièvres grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #33 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Bièvres does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bièvres 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Bièvres counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bièvres. Best known first.
MuseumMusée français de la photographiein town
MuseumMusée de l'outilin town
MuseumDomaine de la Vallée-aux-Loups4.2 km northeast, in Châtenay-Malabry
GardenArboretum de la Vallée-aux-Loups4.6 km northeast, in Châtenay-MalabryChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Martinièrein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vauboyenin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bièvres.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Essonne costs more to buy into than Bièvres, at €4,811/m², the highest of 96. The median price, €4,811/m², comes from 135 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. In Bièvres, houses go for €5,484/m² and apartments for €3,957/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,484/m² | 59 |
| Apartments | €3,957/m² | 76 |
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bièvres, 91.0% passed the bac, about level with Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #85 of 94 in Essonne. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Nicolas PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 81%−9 pts |
| Lycée Missak et Mélinée ManouchianNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 211 | 79%−11 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Parc de VilgénisBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 344 | 94%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Bièvres can choose among 2 GPs. Women in Essonne live to 86.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 260 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 362: 28% below.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Unemployment stood at 6.4%, below both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found just over a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: nearly a fifth of residents. 16% of residents are 65 or over, near Essonne’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bièvres | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 60% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Bièvres is Château de Vauboyen. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Bièvres (2025). 96 offenses were reported in Bièvres during 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 18.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4.3 (2023–2025 average).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bièvres counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Château de la Martinière: Photo: DC2en · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Vauboyen: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Bièvres.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bièvres | 4,686 | — | B− | D | C+ | A |
| Igny | 10,833 | 1.4 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Jouy-en-Josas Yvelines | 7,981 | 2.1 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Saclay | 4,437 | 2.1 | A | D− | B+ | A+ |
| Vélizy-Villacoublay Yvelines | 23,011 | 2.3 | B− | D | C− | A− |
| Verrières-le-Buisson | 15,057 | 2.4 | C+ | D− | C− | A |
| Châtenay-Malabry Hauts-de-Seine | 35,825 | 2.7 | C+ | D− | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #42 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #85 of 94 in Essonne. 79% of 211 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Missak et Mélinée Manouchian in 2025, 11 points below 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 €4,811/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bièvres grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Bièvres is a commune of 4,686 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). 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.
