Brunoy grades B− overall: better than 47% of compared French towns, and #38 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 45% 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Brunoy 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 Brunoy.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
More commuters in Brunoy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 45.4%
In the comparison, Brunoy comes above both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €31,120 a year per consumption unit. Brunoy has 5,550 jobs for 11,400 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
45%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving49%
Public transport40%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
5,550
jobs based in Brunoy, 0.5 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,120
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Brunoy than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €18.71/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Brunoy, that is above both Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,451/m², comes from 787 sales of houses and apartments in Brunoy from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Brunoy sell for €3,896/m² and apartments for €2,974/m².
€3,451/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brunoy€3,451/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,896/m²
388
Apartments
€2,974/m²
399
€18.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.76 to €22.22/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Brunoy’s ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Brunoy sits below both Essonne’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 1,972 residents of Brunoy died, against 2,343 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Brunoy · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive du Val D Yerres
2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Claude Galien
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Brunoy has more crime per resident than 52% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 510 offenses in the graded categories in Brunoy in 2025. For 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, 0.3% of the index here.
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage188
Family violence75
Other physical violence70
Burglary66
Vehicle theft53
Theft from vehicles32
Sexual violence26
Fraud189
Theft without violence154
Drug use27
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.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
510
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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
History
6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Brunoy: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019.
Menhirs de la propriété Talma, dits la femme et la fille de Loth: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont de Perronet: Photo: Original téléversé par Vinbaron sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY 2.5 · Église Saint-Médard: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont de Soulins: Photo: Vinbaron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Michel Serrault: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · François Lamy: English, CC BY 3.0 · Jeanne Grumbach: inconnu (Pathé), Public domain · Numance Bouel: Maurice Eliot, Public domain
Brunoy’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brunoy
Is Brunoy safe?
It grades B− for safety, #36 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 188 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brunoy good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns and #69 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 96% of 430 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Joseph Talma 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 Brunoy expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,451/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brunoy grades D for cost of living.
About Brunoy
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Brunoy is a commune of 25,643 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine. 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
Population
25,643 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
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.
