Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 46% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Briis-sous-Forges earns an A+: better than 96% of compared French towns, and #1 of 91 in Essonne. It also does well on jobs & income (A+) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Briis-sous-Forges 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 Briis-sous-Forges.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Briis-sous-Forges’ ages would predict, 54 per 100 expected, under Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 202 residents of Briis-sous-Forges died, against 310 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% fewer. The town has 3 family doctors.
−46%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw65
Adjusted54
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Briis-sous-Forges · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
6.1 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
Incomes in Briis-sous-Forges run higher than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €34,320 a year per consumption unit
18.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Essonne’s towns (25.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 5.5%. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Briis-sous-Forges didn’t travel to work at all.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport14%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,200
jobs based in Briis-sous-Forges, 0.8 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,320
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 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
96.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #1 of 94 in Essonne on results. Near Briis-sous-Forges, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
A home in Briis-sous-Forges sells for €3,437/m², more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €16.78/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 85% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Briis-sous-Forges recorded 108 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,437/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Briis-sous-Forges€3,437/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,445/m²
92
€16.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.27 to €19.75/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€34,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Briis-sous-Forges is lower than in 65% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 52 offenses in Briis-sous-Forges in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.1 cases of violence against people and 15.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Theft from vehicles16
Vehicle theft12
Family violence5
Theft without violence20
Fraud18
Drug use14
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.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
52
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and burglary number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (20.8% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
More people in Briis-sous-Forges hold a degree than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 50%
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, between Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
44median age
Briis-sous-ForgesEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education50%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
History
Briis-sous-Forges keeps more of its old housing than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Briis-sous-Forges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Briis-sous-Forges
Is Briis-sous-Forges safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #20 of 91 in Essonne.
Are schools in Briis-sous-Forges good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #1 of 94 in Essonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Briis-sous-Forges expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Briis-sous-Forges grades C for cost of living.
About Briis-sous-Forges
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Briis-sous-Forges is a commune of 3,342 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL). 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.
