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1,557 people call this town in Essonne, Île-de-France home.
The local economy does well (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. Health is another plus (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. D'Huison-Longueville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares D'Huison-Longueville 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.
D'Huison-Longueville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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D'Huison-Longueville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
D'Huison-Longueville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (ancien): Photo: Benoit BARAT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in D'Huison-Longueville.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,053/m², lower than Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 69 houses and apartments changed hands in D'Huison-Longueville from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 87% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,949/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Children under 15 make up 20%, about level with Essonne’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). 37% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| D'Huison-Longueville | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to D'Huison-Longueville is Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes, 8.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 95 residents of D'Huison-Longueville died, against 115 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. In Essonne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Half of residents lived on more than €30,080 a year per consumption unit, close to Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in D'Huison-Longueville didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
D'Huison-Longueville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 83%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Alexandre DenisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 118 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near D'Huison-Longueville. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Villiers2.9 km north, in CernyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Farcheville4.7 km southwest, in BouvilleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Villiers-aux-Nonnains2.7 km north, in CernyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bellesbat4.6 km southeast, in Courdimanche-sur-EssonneAttractionAttractionFerme Pédagogique La Grange aux Moines4.1 km northeast, in La Ferté-AlaisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in D'Huison-Longueville yet.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
D'Huison-Longueville is a commune of 1,557 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Huison-Longueville | 1,557 | — | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Cerny | 3,531 | 1.5 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| La Ferté-Alais | 3,731 | 2.1 | B | C | B | B− |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 3,146 | 3.1 | — | C | — | D |
| Itteville | 6,746 | 4.5 | B− | C− | B+ | C |
| Maisse | 2,797 | 5.2 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Lardy | 5,530 | 5.2 | B+ | C | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
D'Huison-Longueville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 118 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Alexandre Denis in 2025, 2 points 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 D'Huison-Longueville grades C− for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.