Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,610 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Crosne grades C+ overall: better than 45% of compared French towns, and #41 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 43% 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 one thing Crosne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Crosne 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Crosne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Crosne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Robert-Dubois-Corneau3.4 km southeast, in Brunoy
ChâteauChâteau de la Grange2.7 km northeast, in YerresAttractionAttractionObélisque de Brunoy4.3 km southeast, in BrunoyFortFortFort de Villeneuve1.1 km northwest, in Villeneuve-Saint-GeorgesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Yerres2.8 km east, in YerresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Valenton3.3 km north, in ValentonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crosne.
The median disposable income was €28,940 a year per consumption unit, near Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Crosne holds 2,250 jobs; 4,500 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. 2.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Apartments in Crosne sell for €2,596/m², houses for €3,878/m². Behind the median of €3,000/m²: 305 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 36% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,878/m² | 111 |
| Apartments | €2,596/m² | 194 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #75 of 94 in Essonne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BellevueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 260 | 75%−14 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent François AragoNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 194 | 93%+1 pt |
| Collège Blaise CendrarsBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 71 | 86%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Crosne. At birth, a girl in Essonne can expect 86.4 years and a boy 82.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 511 residents of Crosne died, against 585 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Essonne’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 40% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Crosne | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Crosne is Église Notre-Dame. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. 6.2% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, 199 offenses were recorded in Crosne. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.5 cases of violence against people and 14.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Crosne (2025).
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Crosne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ferme dite de la Seigneurie ou de Seignelay: Photo: Indif · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Crosne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosne | 9,610 | — | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Montgeron | 24,022 | 1.1 | C | D | C | B |
| Yerres | 27,906 | 1.4 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Val-de-Marne | 36,221 | 1.7 | D− | D | C− | B− |
| Ablon-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne | 5,988 | 2 | D | D | C | C+ |
| Vigneux-sur-Seine | 31,466 | 2 | D− | D | C | C+ |
| Valenton Val-de-Marne | 14,406 | 2.1 | D− | D | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #31 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns and #75 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 93% of 194 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François Arago 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,000/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Crosne grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Crosne is a commune of 9,610 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
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.
