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It is a town of 11,611 residents in Essonne, Île-de-France.
A town with more to fix than most. Overall, Épinay-sous-Sénart earns a C−, which places it #81 of 91 in Essonne. Nationally, it does better than 17% of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 16.5% unemployment. At €2,031/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 49% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Épinay-sous-Sénart does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Épinay-sous-Sénart 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Épinay-sous-Sénart as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de Pierre-Fritte, in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, 0.3 mi away.
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Épinay-sous-Sénart. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Robert-Dubois-Corneau1.7 km west, in Brunoy
ChâteauChâteau de la Grange4.2 km northwest, in YerresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grosbois4.3 km north, in Boissy-Saint-LégerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Gercy2.1 km southeast, in Varennes-JarcyAttractionAttractionObélisque de Brunoy2.8 km southwest, in BrunoyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Épinay-sous-Sénart.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 14%. People 65 and over make up 12% of the town, below Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Épinay-sous-Sénart has a median age of 33.8 years.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €20,810 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 16.5%. 3.4% of Épinay-sous-Sénart’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
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. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Épinay-sous-Sénart come to 104 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 745 residents of Épinay-sous-Sénart died, against 621 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #38 of 94 in Essonne on results. At the three general lycées, 96% of 933 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La ValléeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 175 | 70%−2 pts |
| Lycée Maurice EliotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 193 | 88%−4 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 84%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Épinay-sous-Sénart: €2,797/m² for houses, €1,857/m² for apartments. This Essonne town is the second cheapest of the 96 towns in Essonne, at €2,031/m². Behind the median of €2,031/m²: 229 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,797/m² | 72 |
| Apartments | €1,857/m² | 157 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graded property crimes ran at 10.7 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.3 (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 234 offenses recorded in Épinay-sous-Sénart. 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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Épinay-sous-Sénart is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Épinay-sous-Sénart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 11,611 | — | C− | C | B | D |
| Boussy-Saint-Antoine | 8,097 | 0.7 | C− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Brunoy | 25,643 | 0.9 | B− | D | B− | A− |
| Mandres-les-Roses Val-de-Marne | 4,922 | 0.9 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Périgny Val-de-Marne | 2,724 | 1.3 | — | D | — | A− |
| Villecresnes Val-de-Marne | 11,647 | 1.6 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Quincy-sous-Sénart | 9,477 | 1.7 | C− | D | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #27 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 78 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #38 of 94 in Essonne. 88% of 193 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maurice Eliot in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,031/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Épinay-sous-Sénart grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Épinay-sous-Sénart is a commune of 11,611 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 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.