The picture is mixed. Housing is expensive (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Brétigny-sur-Orge ranks #74 of 91 in Essonne, with a C− overall. On that grade it does better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. Its best grade is for walkability: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 44% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Brétigny-sur-Orge 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Brétigny-sur-Orge gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns: 44.3% of commuters
Half of residents lived on more than €26,470 a year per consumption unit, lower than Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 14,300 jobs are based in Brétigny-sur-Orge, for 12,400 working residents (1.1 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 10.3%.
44%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving52%
Public transport39%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
14,300
jobs based in Brétigny-sur-Orge, 1.1 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Brétigny-sur-Orge, above Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Among adults, 42% have a degree.
34.9median age
Brétigny-sur-OrgeEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D
A typical home in Brétigny-sur-Orge sells for €3,144/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,071/m² in Brétigny-sur-Orge, apartments for €3,240/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.68/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €15.38/m² a month.
€3,144/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brétigny-sur-Orge€3,144/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,071/m²
295
Apartments
€3,240/m²
402
€17.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.19 to €20.57/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Brétigny-sur-Orge sees more crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Brétigny-sur-Orge was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 698 offenses recorded here. Graded property crimes ran at 19.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.8 (2023–2025 average).
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage212
Other physical violence102
Family violence90
Burglary82
Vehicle theft77
Theft from vehicles76
Sexual violence59
Theft without violence242
Fraud166
Drug use143
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
698
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
79.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 13 collèges within 5 km, 5.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Brétigny-sur-Orge, 90.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 558 candidates at 4 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #45 of 94 in Essonne.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Brétigny-sur-Orge has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.2% of the total, below Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Brétigny-sur-Orge records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,483 residents of Brétigny-sur-Orge died, against 1,661 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. At birth, a girl in Essonne can expect 86.4 years and a boy 82.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Brétigny-sur-Orge can choose among 10 GPs.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Brétigny-sur-Orge · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brétigny-sur-Orge
Is Brétigny-sur-Orge safe?
It grades C− for safety, #72 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 82 burglaries and 212 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brétigny-sur-Orge good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #45 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 64 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brétigny-sur-Orge expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brétigny-sur-Orge grades D for cost of living.
About Brétigny-sur-Orge
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Brétigny-sur-Orge is a commune of 26,658 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
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.
