Étréchy grades B− overall: better than 52% of compared French towns, and #27 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,133/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR). Its strongest is walkability (A): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% 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 Étréchy 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 Étréchy.
Schools
Schools around Étréchy do less well than those of 97% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Étréchy, below both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #92 of 94 in Essonne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
On foot, Étréchy works better than 91% of compared French towns
At the census, 26.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €30,620 a year per consumption unit. Étréchy has 1,550 jobs for 3,150 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport23%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,550
jobs based in Étréchy, 0.5 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Étréchy costs an estimated advertised €14.61/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.
The median price, €3,133/m², comes from 246 sales of houses and apartments in Étréchy from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Étréchy sell for €3,164/m² and apartments for €2,886/m².
€3,133/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Étréchy€3,133/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,164/m²
186
Apartments
€2,886/m²
60
€14.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.64 to €16.89/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Étréchy has less crime per resident than 67% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 136 offenses in the graded categories in Étréchy in 2025.
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage47
Burglary27
Sexual violence21
Family violence18
Vehicle theft9
Theft from vehicles8
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud40
Theft without violence31
Drug use26
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
136
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Étréchy records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 729 residents of Étréchy died, against 736 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. Its care home for older people (90 places) counts its residents as Étréchy’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Étréchy · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 23% are 65 or over, against 12% and 16% in the median compared commune of Essonne. 37% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Essonne 39%, France 30%).
43.8median age
ÉtréchyEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Étréchy
Is Étréchy safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Étréchy good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns and #92 of 94 in Essonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Étréchy expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,133/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Étréchy grades C for cost of living.
About Étréchy
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Étréchy is a commune of 6,986 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR). 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
6,986 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR)
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.
