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Just 13% of residents are 65 or older. Home to 1,596 people, this town lies in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Where it does best is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. Schools lag (D): bac results 4.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.5 points below the expected rate. At €3,084/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Fontenay-le-Vicomte 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.
The one thing Fontenay-le-Vicomte does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fontenay-le-Vicomte 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.
Fontenay-le-Vicomte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Fontenay-le-Vicomte; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Joseph Louis Andlauer, born in 1869, is the one person born in Fontenay-le-Vicomte before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontenay-le-Vicomte.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, about level with Essonne’s towns (39%) and above compared French towns (30%). Children are a fifth of the town. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fontenay-le-Vicomte | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 55% of 60 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The brevet pass rate near Fontenay-le-Vicomte is 83.2%, higher than Essonne’s towns (81.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Parc de VilleroyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 264 | 87%−1 pt |
| Lycée Marie LaurencinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 335 | 94%−2 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.
Behind the median of €3,084/m²: 42 houses and apartments sold in Fontenay-le-Vicomte between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 69% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Fontenay-le-Vicomte come to 97 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 74 residents of Fontenay-le-Vicomte died, against 77 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Essonne is 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across 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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontenay-le-Vicomte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €29,500 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.2% of working residents in Fontenay-le-Vicomte went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Fontenay-le-Vicomte. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Saussay4.2 km southwest, in Ballancourt-sur-EssonneChurchChurchChapelle Saint-Blaise de Ballancourt-sur-Essonne4.4 km southwest, in Ballancourt-sur-EssonneChâteauChâteauDomaine de la Saussaie4 km northwest, in Vert-le-GrandAttractionAttractionPorte de Paris2.9 km northeast, in MennecyAttractionAttractionLavoir4.4 km northwest, in Vert-le-GrandAttractionAttractionRocher du Père la Musique3.3 km south, in Ballancourt-sur-EssonnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Fontenay-le-Vicomte has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fontenay-le-Vicomte.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Vicomte | 1,596 | — | — | C− | — | C |
| Mennecy | 16,433 | 1.6 | C+ | C− | B− | A |
| Vert-le-Petit | 2,714 | 1.8 | C | C− | B+ | D |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 8,191 | 2 | C+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Ormoy | 3,225 | 2.8 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Itteville | 6,746 | 3.3 | B− | C− | B+ | C |
| Champcueil | 2,854 | 3.3 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fontenay-le-Vicomte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. 94% of 335 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Laurencin 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,084/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontenay-le-Vicomte grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Fontenay-le-Vicomte is a commune of 1,596 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
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.