Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,833 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Igny grades B− overall: better than 50% of compared French towns, and #32 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% 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.
The 2 things Igny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Igny 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 lists 1 historic monument in Igny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Igny. Best known first.
MuseumMusée français de la photographie3 km north, in Bièvres
MuseumMusée du Hurepoix3 km southeast, in Palaiseau
MuseumMusée de l'outil2.1 km north, in Bièvres
MuseumMus’X2.9 km southwest, in PalaiseauChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vilgénis1.4 km east, in MassyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple de Vauhallan1.8 km southwest, in VauhallanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Igny.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Igny comes above both Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €4,591/m², comes from 302 sales of houses and apartments in Igny from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Igny sell for €4,774/m² and apartments for €4,197/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,774/m² | 207 |
| Apartments | €4,197/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Igny, that is above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 6.9%. Igny has 2,100 jobs for 5,250 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Igny sits below both Essonne’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 613 residents of Igny died, against 854 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Igny above Essonne’s towns (81.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile ZolaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 199 | 83%−10 pts |
| Lycée Camille ClaudelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 171 | 92%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Henri PoincaréBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 149 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On this, Igny is above both Essonne’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). 16% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Igny | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 224 offenses in the graded categories in Igny in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.6% of the index here.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Igny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 3.1% 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
Igny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre-d'Igny: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain
2 notable people were born in Igny.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igny | 10,833 | — | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Bièvres | 4,686 | 1.4 | B− | D | C+ | A |
| Palaiseau | 37,471 | 1.6 | B | D | C+ | A− |
| Verrières-le-Buisson | 15,057 | 1.9 | C+ | D− | C− | A |
| Massy | 51,729 | 2.2 | C+ | D | C | A− |
| Saclay | 4,437 | 2.4 | A | D− | B+ | A+ |
| Villebon-sur-Yvette | 10,291 | 2.5 | B | D | C− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #62 of 94 in Essonne. 92% of 171 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Camille Claudel in 2025, 6 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 €4,591/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Igny grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Igny is a commune of 10,833 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.