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A town of 4,154 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Le Plessis-Pâté grades B overall: better than 62% of compared French towns, and #17 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Le Plessis-Pâté does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Plessis-Pâté 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 no building in Le Plessis-Pâté as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'ancienne abbaye, actuellement basilique Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde, in Longpont-sur-Orge, 2.5 mi away.
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Le Plessis-Pâté. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Plessis-Pâté.
At the census, 31.0% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €31,710 a year per consumption unit, above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 7.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.11/m² a month, near Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 81% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 107 homes were sold in Le Plessis-Pâté.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,182/m² | 87 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Plessis-Pâté is 88.8%, below Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 365 candidates at 3 lycées. School results put the town #79 of 94 in Essonne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 261 | 77%−5 pts |
| Lycée Jean Pierre TimbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 93%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean MacéBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 115 | 85%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 266 deaths in Le Plessis-Pâté from 2016 to 2025; there were 206, 22% fewer. Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
20% are under 15, close to Essonne’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Graduates make up 44% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Plessis-Pâté | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Recorded offenses in Le Plessis-Pâté came to 58 in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.9 violent offenses and 14.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Jobs outnumber working residents in Le Plessis-Pâté (2,950 to 1,900): it draws people in from around. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Le Plessis-Pâté (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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nothing in Le Plessis-Pâté is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Plessis-Pâté 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-Pâté | 4,154 | — | B | D | B | A− |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | 26,658 | 1.1 | C− | D | C− | B |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Orge | 21,776 | 1.5 | C | C− | C+ | A− |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 35,438 | 2 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Bondoufle | 10,767 | 2.2 | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Fleury-Mérogis | 13,721 | 2.4 | C− | D | C− | A |
| Longpont-sur-Orge | 6,482 | 2.9 | C | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #21 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #79 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 93% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Pierre Timbaud in 2025, a point 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 Le Plessis-Pâté grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Le Plessis-Pâté is a commune of 4,154 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.