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Over-65s are only 12% of the population. Some 2,350 people live in this town, in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Fontenay-lès-Briis’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. The weak point is schools (C−): brevet results 5.5 points below the expected rate. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €3,098/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL).
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Fontenay-lès-Briis 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 2 things Fontenay-lès-Briis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fontenay-lès-Briis 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-lès-Briis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontenay-lès-Briis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Courson, in Courson-Monteloup, 1.2 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Fontenay-lès-Briis. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontenay-lès-Briis.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, lower than both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 45% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fontenay-lès-Briis | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 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.
Near Fontenay-lès-Briis, 86.6% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and above Essonne’s towns (81.7%). The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 98 deaths in Fontenay-lès-Briis between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 104: 5% below. The nearest emergency department to Fontenay-lès-Briis is Centre hospitalier, 4.2 mi away.
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+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
62 sales of houses and apartments in Fontenay-lès-Briis, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,098/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 62 homes were sold locally. The sales split: 84% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,079/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.1%. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Fontenay-lès-Briis didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fontenay-lès-Briis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontenay-lès-Briis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-lès-Briis | 2,350 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 3,788 | 1.8 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 3,342 | 1.9 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Breuillet | 9,157 | 2.9 | C | D | B+ | B− |
| Ollainville | 5,455 | 3.1 | B | D | B− | B+ |
| Marcoussis | 8,618 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Forges-les-Bains | 4,241 | 3.7 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fontenay-lès-Briis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. 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 €3,098/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontenay-lès-Briis grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Fontenay-lès-Briis is a commune of 2,350 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL). 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.