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It is a town of 4,241 residents in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Forges-les-Bains’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results are strong (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
Forges-les-Bains has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Forges-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Forges-les-Bains 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.
Forges-les-Bains has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Forges-les-Bains; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Forges-les-Bains.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Forges-les-Bains is Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan, 7.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 227 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 164, 28% fewer. Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 5 general practitioners here.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Children are 21% of the town. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Forges-les-Bains | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 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 pass rate near Forges-les-Bains is 98.0%, above Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On school results, the town ranks #2 of 94 in Essonne. Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Michel VignaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 233 | 96%+1 pt |
| Lycée Jules VerneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 314 | 98%±0 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.
In Forges-les-Bains, houses go for €3,063/m² and apartments for €3,206/m². The estimated advertised rent is €16.89/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €14.51/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,063/m² | 102 |
| Apartments | €3,206/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 5.9% are unemployed. At the census, 11.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Forges-les-Bains holds 500 jobs; 2,100 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Forges-les-Bains; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Forges-les-Bains. Best known first.
Forges-les-Bains has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Forges-les-Bains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forges-les-Bains | 4,241 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Limours | 6,517 | 1.2 | A+ | C | B+ | A |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 3,342 | 1.9 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Gometz-le-Châtel | 2,630 | 4.4 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 22,544 | 4.8 | A− | D | B+ | A+ |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 3,788 | 5.3 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Bures-sur-Yvette | 9,548 | 5.4 | B | D | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Forges-les-Bains has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #2 of 94 in Essonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Forges-les-Bains grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Forges-les-Bains is a commune of 4,241 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 October 30, 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.