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A town of 4,268 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
With a B− overall, La Norville is better than 55% of compared French towns and ranks #24 of 91 in Essonne. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well (A): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 La Norville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Norville 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 La Norville; none is classé, France’s top protection.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Norville.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.57/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 84% of what sold. House rents are put at about €13.58/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,178/m² | 107 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
206 deaths in La Norville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 290: 29% below. 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. There is one general practitioner 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found just over a quarter of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
More of the graded crimes in La Norville were burglary than anything else (2025). All told, La Norville had 82 recorded offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.7 violent offenses and 17.4 graded property crimes a year.
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 · Small counts of other physical violence and sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #27 of 94 in Essonne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 165 | 87%−6 pts |
| Lycée Edmond MicheletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 361 | 97%+3 pts |
| Lycée René CassinBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 450 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Norville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 4.2% 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
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, lower than Essonne’s towns (20%) yet higher than compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Norville | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Norville. Best known first.
La Norville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Denis: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Norville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Norville | 4,268 | — | B− | D | C | A |
| Arpajon | 11,698 | 0.7 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 11,623 | 1 | C− | D | B− | C+ |
| Égly | 7,166 | 1.4 | C+ | D | B | A− |
| Ollainville | 5,455 | 1.7 | B | D | B− | B+ |
| Leuville-sur-Orge | 4,271 | 2.1 | B− | D | A− | B |
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | 5,708 | 2.5 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #53 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #27 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 97% of 361 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Edmond Michelet in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Norville grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
La Norville is a commune of 4,268 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. 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.