Juvisy-sur-Orge grades D overall: better than 6% of compared French towns, and #86 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 60% 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.
Each subject compares Juvisy-sur-Orge 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Juvisy-sur-Orge.
Who lives here
Juvisy-sur-Orge is a graduates’ town: 47% hold a degree, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. People 65 and over make up 11% of the town, lower than both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here.
33.9median age
Juvisy-sur-OrgeEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Juvisy-sur-Orge gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns: 60.4% of commuters
Jobs based in Juvisy-sur-Orge number 4,700, against 9,600 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €26,450 a year per consumption unit, lower than Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
60%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport56%
Driving35%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
4,700
jobs based in Juvisy-sur-Orge, 0.5 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Juvisy-sur-Orge costs more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €19.59/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
610 sales of houses and apartments in Juvisy-sur-Orge, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,537/m². Houses sell for €3,837/m² locally, apartments for €3,472/m².
€3,537/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Juvisy-sur-Orge€3,537/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,837/m²
151
Apartments
€3,472/m²
459
€19.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.44 to €23.34/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Juvisy-sur-Orge runs higher than in 92% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 13.5 violent offenses and 22.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. On the Safety Grade, Juvisy-sur-Orge ranks 89th of the 91 compared towns in Essonne. Over 2025, Juvisy-sur-Orge logged 665 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
13.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage211
Other physical violence115
Theft from vehicles115
Family violence91
Burglary54
Sexual violence43
Vehicle theft36
Theft without violence524
Fraud143
Drug use121
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.
13.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
665
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
80.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 29 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #48 of 94 in Essonne. At the lycées within 5 km of Juvisy-sur-Orge, 91.0% passed the bac, near Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%).
93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Juvisy-sur-Orge records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,229 deaths in Juvisy-sur-Orge from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,149, 6% fewer. Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 9 GPs practise here.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Juvisy-sur-Orge · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Juvisy Sur Orge
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Yvette
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Juvisy-sur-Orge is Observatoire Camille Flammarion. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. 4.5% of homes were built before 1919.
Pont des Belles-Fontaines: Photo: Deletere · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Terrasse et grotte de rocaille: Photo: Marc Pernot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix-autel: Photo: Deletere · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Observatoire Camille Flammarion: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Emmanuelle Charpentier: Bianca Fioretti, Hallbauer & Fioretti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Jacques Annaud: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philippe Olivier: Debout la France, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ouparine Djoco: Anneprudence, CC BY 4.0 · Thomas Vincent: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Pierre Vincent: Michaud, Fernand (1929-2012). Photographe, Public domain
Juvisy-sur-Orge’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Juvisy-sur-Orge
Is Juvisy-sur-Orge safe?
It grades D for safety, #89 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 211 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Juvisy-sur-Orge good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #48 of 94 in Essonne. 85% of 432 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marcel Pagnol 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.
Is Juvisy-sur-Orge expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,537/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Juvisy-sur-Orge grades D for cost of living.
About Juvisy-sur-Orge
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Juvisy-sur-Orge is a commune of 19,292 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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
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.
