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A town of 9,548 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Bures-sur-Yvette grades B overall: better than 65% of compared French towns, and #14 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 36% 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.
The 2 things Bures-sur-Yvette does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bures-sur-Yvette 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bures-sur-Yvette; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bures-sur-Yvette. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bures-sur-Yvette.
The census found 36.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 1,650 jobs are based in Bures-sur-Yvette, for 4,200 working residents (0.4 per worker). 6.7% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Bures-sur-Yvette, houses go for €3,944/m² and apartments for €4,105/m². At the median, a home went for €4,000/m², higher than both Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in the town: 222 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,944/m² | 147 |
| Apartments | €4,105/m² | 75 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 875 deaths in Bures-sur-Yvette from 2016 to 2025; there were 714, 18% fewer. Also worth knowing: this Essonne town has 4 family doctors.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Violence against people ran at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 19.3 (2023–2025 average). 213 offenses were reported in Bures-sur-Yvette during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bures-sur-Yvette is 96.9%, higher than both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #5 of 94 in Essonne. A collège lies 0.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La GuyonnerieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 85%−8 pts |
| Lycée l'EssouriauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 296 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège MondétourBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 81%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, below Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The protected list starts in the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
16% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Essonne’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bures-sur-Yvette | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 11% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 67% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bures-sur-Yvette 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 Bures-sur-Yvette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bures-sur-Yvette | 9,548 | — | B | D | C | A |
| Les Ulis | 25,886 | 0.9 | B− | C | C+ | B+ |
| Gometz-le-Châtel | 2,630 | 1 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 22,544 | 1.5 | A− | D | B+ | A+ |
| Orsay | 16,498 | 1.6 | B | D | C | A |
| Villebon-sur-Yvette | 10,291 | 3.5 | B | D | C− | A+ |
| Saclay | 4,437 | 3.5 | A | D− | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #57 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 76 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #5 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 96% of 296 candidates passed the bac at Lycée l'Essouriau 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bures-sur-Yvette grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Bures-sur-Yvette is a commune of 9,548 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay. 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.