Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is schools — brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too: 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Le Val-Saint-Germain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Le Val-Saint-Germain 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 Le Val-Saint-Germain.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Le Val-Saint-Germain sees fewer deaths than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 61 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 65 residents of Le Val-Saint-Germain died, against 107 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 39% fewer. Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Le Val-Saint-Germain is Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan, 3.8 mi away.
−39%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw61
Adjusted61
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Le Val-Saint-Germain · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan
8.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Le Val-Saint-Germain trail 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Val-Saint-Germain, 81.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 3 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Le Val-Saint-Germain is €16.09/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €2,937/m², between Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Le Val-Saint-Germain from July 2023 to June 2026: 60 houses and apartments.
€2,937/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Val-Saint-Germain€2,937/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,948/m²
54
€16.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.61 to €19.02/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Le Val-Saint-Germain run higher than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €35,920 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 6.1%. 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Le Val-Saint-Germain: 150, for 750 residents in work (0.2 each).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Le Val-Saint-Germain, 0.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Le Val-Saint-Germain than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 47% of adults
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Essonne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.
44.5median age
Le Val-Saint-GermainEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Val-Saint-Germain
Is Le Val-Saint-Germain safe?
Le Val-Saint-Germain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Le Val-Saint-Germain good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Val-Saint-Germain expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Val-Saint-Germain grades C− for cost of living.
About Le Val-Saint-Germain
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Le Val-Saint-Germain is a commune of 1,576 people in the Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH). 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
Population
1,576 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH)
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.
