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3,146 people live in this town in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,871/m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Boutigny-sur-Essonne has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Boutigny-sur-Essonne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Boutigny-sur-Essonne 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.
Boutigny-sur-Essonne has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boutigny-sur-Essonne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boutigny-sur-Essonne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Boutigny-sur-Essonne, near Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). School results put the town #82 of 94 in Essonne. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 83%−6 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.
The nearest emergency department to Boutigny-sur-Essonne is Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes, 10.7 mi away. 342 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 327: 5% above. Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. One GP practises here.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,871/m², comes from 86 sales of houses and apartments in Boutigny-sur-Essonne from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,896/m² | 70 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boutigny-sur-Essonne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
300 jobs are based in Boutigny-sur-Essonne, for 1,400 working residents (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €29,960 a year per consumption unit, close to Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Essonne’s towns (20%). Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Residents of Boutigny-sur-Essonne have a median age of 45.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Boutigny-sur-Essonne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boutigny-sur-Essonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 3,146 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Maisse | 2,797 | 2.6 | — | C+ | — | B |
| La Ferté-Alais | 3,731 | 3.4 | B | C | B | B− |
| Cerny | 3,531 | 4.1 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 4,562 | 4.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Champcueil | 2,854 | 6.2 | — | C | — | A |
| Itteville | 6,746 | 6.3 | B− | C− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Boutigny-sur-Essonne 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 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #82 of 94 in Essonne. 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 €2,871/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boutigny-sur-Essonne grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Boutigny-sur-Essonne is a commune of 3,146 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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.