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1,197 people live in this town in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (C) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools, B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Les Granges-le-Roi 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.
The one thing Les Granges-le-Roi does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Les Granges-le-Roi 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.
Les Granges-le-Roi has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Les Granges-le-Roi has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
13% 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 Les Granges-le-Roi.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €2,784/m², below Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Les Granges-le-Roi: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,784/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, about level with Essonne’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. 18% of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Granges-le-Roi | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Les Granges-le-Roi has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one. The bac pass rate near Les Granges-le-Roi is 92.5%, higher than Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and near compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 99%+4 pts |
| Lycée Nikola TeslaNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 445 | 97%+2 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.
Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 76 deaths in Les Granges-le-Roi between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 89: 15% below. The nearest emergency department to Les Granges-le-Roi is Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan, 2.3 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
At the census, 13.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Les Granges-le-Roi. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Dourdan3.1 km north, in DourdanAttractionAttractionFontaine Frileusein townAttractionAttractionPuits des Grangesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roinville3.7 km northeast, in RoinvilleAttractionAttractionJardin du Père Georges Marty-Durand3.7 km northeast, in RoinvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Les Granges-le-Roi has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Léonard: Photo: Tournesol91 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Granges-le-Roi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Granges-le-Roi | 1,197 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Dourdan | 11,415 | 1.9 | C | C− | C | B− |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,132 | 5.8 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines Yvelines | 5,875 | 6.1 | A− | C | A− | A− |
| Étréchy | 6,986 | 7.7 | B− | C | B+ | B− |
| Étampes | 26,857 | 7.8 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Ablis Yvelines | 3,913 | 8.3 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Les Granges-le-Roi has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 13.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 445 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Nikola Tesla in 2025, 2 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 Les Granges-le-Roi grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Les Granges-le-Roi is a commune of 1,197 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
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.