Corbeil-Essonnes grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 15.6 recorded violent incidents and 22.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,604/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 37% 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 Corbeil-Essonnes 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 Corbeil-Essonnes.
Who lives here
A town of families: 23% of people in Corbeil-Essonnes are under 15, more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns
One in ten residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town, higher than both Essonne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 30% have a degree.
32.7median age
Corbeil-EssonnesEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Corbeil-Essonnes run lower than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €20,820 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 37.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 11.4%, higher than both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 23,350 residents in work, Corbeil-Essonnes has 22,500 jobs: 1 each.
37%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
Public transport32%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
22,500
jobs based in Corbeil-Essonnes, 1 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Corbeil-Essonnes sees more crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
No compared town in Essonne has more graded crime per resident than Corbeil-Essonnes: it ranks last of 91. In 2025, 2,133 offenses were recorded here. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Corbeil-Essonnes (2025).
15.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage671
Family violence430
Other physical violence400
Theft from vehicles242
Vehicle theft142
Sexual violence132
Burglary109
Armed robbery7
Theft without violence666
Drug use562
Fraud398
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.
15.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,133
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
76.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, 3.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Corbeil-Essonnes, 87.9% passed the bac, below Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 682 candidates at 6 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #80 of 94 in Essonne.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The estimated advertised rent in Corbeil-Essonnes is €16.23/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Corbeil-Essonnes sell for €2,500/m², houses for €3,011/m². The median price, €2,604/m², comes from 1,593 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €14.41/m² a month.
€2,604/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Corbeil-Essonnes€2,604/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,011/m²
374
Apartments
€2,500/m²
1,219
€16.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.59 to €19.40/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Corbeil-Essonnes run higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (244 places) count their residents as Corbeil-Essonnes’; allowing for them, deaths were 1% below expected. 2,951 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,677: 10% above. Women in Essonne live to 86.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Corbeil-Essonnes can choose among 27 GPs.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Corbeil-Essonnes · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Francilien Ch Louise Michel
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nouveau Sud Francilien
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
7 historic monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Corbeil-Essonnes is Ancienne église Saint-Jean-de-l'Ile ou Saint-Jean-en-l'Isle. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6.5%.
Église ou Cathédrale Saint-Spire: Photo: Stz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grands Moulins de Corbeil: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walid Regragui: mustapha ennaimi, CC BY 2.0 · Hadi Sacko: Jrppezza, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Sylvain Babin: Mjazick, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maxime Baca: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madeleine Guitty: Atelier Nadar, Public domain · Auguste Bluysen: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Corbeil-Essonnes’ 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 Corbeil-Essonnes
Is Corbeil-Essonnes safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 109 burglaries and 671 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Corbeil-Essonnes good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #80 of 94 in Essonne. 98% of 171 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Léon in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Corbeil-Essonnes expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,604/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Corbeil-Essonnes grades D for cost of living.
About Corbeil-Essonnes
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune of 54,471 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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
54,471 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
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.
