Évry-Courcouronnes grades D− overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #89 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 1.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,321/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 49% 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 Évry-Courcouronnes 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 Évry-Courcouronnes.
Who lives here
Évry-Courcouronnes skews young, with 16% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 22%. People 65 and over make up 12% of the town, lower than both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
33.1median age
Évry-CourcouronnesEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
49.3% of commuters in Évry-Courcouronnes go to work without a car, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 16.6%, higher than both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,020 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Évry-Courcouronnes counts 1.5 jobs (40,650 jobs, 27,000 workers).
49%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving47%
Public transport41%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
40,650
jobs based in Évry-Courcouronnes, 1.5 per working resident
16.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,020
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Évry-Courcouronnes than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 76.8%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Évry-Courcouronnes, 87.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. At the 7 vocational lycées within 5 km, 78% of 794 candidates passed the bac pro. By results, schools here place #84 of 94 in Essonne.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median home in Évry-Courcouronnes sells for €2,321/m², against €3,237/m² in Essonne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.76/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Évry-Courcouronnes sell for €2,204/m², houses for €2,853/m². Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 17% were houses.
€2,321/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Évry-Courcouronnes€2,321/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,853/m²
251
Apartments
€2,204/m²
1,204
€17.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.57 to €23.25/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Évry-Courcouronnes records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
All told, Évry-Courcouronnes had 2,126 recorded offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 13.1 violent offenses and 17.9 graded property crimes a year. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
13.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage700
Family violence418
Other physical violence363
Theft from vehicles212
Sexual violence176
Vehicle theft136
Burglary107
Armed robbery14
Theft without violence997
Drug use501
Fraud441
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.
13.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,126
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Évry-Courcouronnes: 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Évry-Courcouronnes; none is classé, France’s top protection. 0.8% 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
HealthHealth B−
Évry-Courcouronnes 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.
In Essonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,132 deaths in Évry-Courcouronnes from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,096, 1% fewer. There are 55 general practitioners locally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
55
GPs in Évry-Courcouronnes · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Mousseau
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Mousseau
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Évry-Courcouronnes’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Évry-Courcouronnes
Is Évry-Courcouronnes safe?
It grades C− for safety, #83 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 107 burglaries and 700 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Évry-Courcouronnes good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #84 of 94 in Essonne. 90% of 475 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Parc des Loges in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Évry-Courcouronnes expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Évry-Courcouronnes grades C− for cost of living.
About Évry-Courcouronnes
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Évry-Courcouronnes is a commune of 66,919 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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
66,919 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
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.
