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A town of 2,630 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Gometz-le-Châtel grades A− overall: better than 81% of compared French towns, and #8 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Gometz-le-Châtel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gometz-le-Châtel 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Gometz-le-Châtel; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Gometz-le-Châtel. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Vaugien4.8 km northwest, in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
MuseumMusée de l'Optométrie1.7 km northeast, in Bures-sur-YvetteChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Ermitage2.6 km north, in Gif-sur-YvetteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Janvry3.5 km south, in JanvryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauregard2.5 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-de-BeauregardPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gometz-le-Châtel.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 180 deaths in Gometz-le-Châtel from 2016 to 2025; there were 121, 33% fewer. 4 GPs practise locally.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.08/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold in Gometz-le-Châtel. Houses were 88% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,771/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, between Essonne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gometz-le-Châtel | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 4.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.1. Over 2025, Gometz-le-Châtel logged 29 recorded offenses. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Gometz-le-Châtel (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 20.2% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Gometz-le-Châtel holds 450 jobs; 1,250 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 6.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 20.5% of commuters at the census.
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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.9% of the total, above Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Gometz-le-Châtel is 96.2%, above Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Its collèges and lycées rank #7 of 94 in Essonne on results. The closest collège is 0.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aimé CésaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 75%−3 pts |
| Lycée l'EssouriauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 296 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège MondétourBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 81%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Gometz-le-Châtel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Clair: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gometz-le-Châtel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gometz-le-Châtel | 2,630 | — | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Bures-sur-Yvette | 9,548 | 1 | B | D | C | A |
| Les Ulis | 25,886 | 1.2 | B− | C | C+ | B+ |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 22,544 | 1.4 | A− | D | B+ | A+ |
| Orsay | 16,498 | 2.4 | B | D | C | A |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 3,342 | 3.8 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse Yvelines | 7,747 | 3.8 | A− | C− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #14 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #7 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 Gometz-le-Châtel grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Gometz-le-Châtel is a commune of 2,630 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay. 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.