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A town of 7,166 in Essonne, Île-de-France. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Égly grades C+ overall: better than 43% of compared French towns, and #43 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% 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 Égly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Égly 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 lists 1 historic monument in Égly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Égly.
29.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). 12.0% of the labour force are out of work. Égly has 1,200 jobs for 3,150 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
That is the middle of 126 sales of houses and apartments in Égly from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,237/m² for the median of compared towns in Essonne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,231/m² | 97 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Égly is above both Essonne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Égly | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Égly records 77 deaths per 100 expected, close to Essonne’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 317 residents of Égly died, against 411 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Police and gendarmerie recorded 147 offenses in the graded categories in Égly in 2025. For armed robbery and theft from vehicles, 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, 1.6% of the index here.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Égly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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.
In the comparison, Égly comes below both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 163 | 73%−8 pts |
| Lycée René CassinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 450 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée Edmond MicheletBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 361 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Égly. Best known first.
Égly has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Égly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Égly | 7,166 | — | C+ | D | B | A− |
| Arpajon | 11,698 | 0.9 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Ollainville | 5,455 | 1.1 | B | D | B− | B+ |
| La Norville | 4,268 | 1.4 | B− | D | C | A |
| Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon | 3,882 | 1.9 | A− | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 11,623 | 1.9 | C− | D | B− | C+ |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 3,788 | 2.2 | A | D | A− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #23 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #21 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 450 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Cassin 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €16.89/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Égly grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Égly is a commune of 7,166 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. 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.