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A town of 25,886 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Les Ulis grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #36 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. At the median price of €2,371/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 42% 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.
The 3 things Les Ulis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Les Ulis 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Ulis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château, in Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, 1.4 mi away.
0.3% 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 Les Ulis. Best known first.
MuseumMus’X4.3 km northeast, in Palaiseau
MuseumMusée de l'Optométrie1.3 km northwest, in Bures-sur-YvetteChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Ermitage3.3 km northwest, in Gif-sur-YvetteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Janvry4 km south, in JanvryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauregard2.5 km south, in Saint-Jean-de-BeauregardPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Ulis.
In the comparison, Les Ulis comes above both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €21,930 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Les Ulis, that is above both Essonne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Ulis | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,371/m², comes from 443 sales of houses and apartments in Les Ulis from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Les Ulis sell for €3,385/m² and apartments for €2,297/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.47/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,385/m² | 41 |
| Apartments | €2,297/m² | 402 |
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,195 residents of Les Ulis died, against 1,331 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. Its care home for older people (106 places) counts its residents as Les Ulis’; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Police and gendarmerie recorded 608 offenses in the graded categories in Les Ulis in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. With 16,450 jobs for 10,900 working residents, Les Ulis draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Les Ulis, above both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aimé CésaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 75%−3 pts |
| Lycée l'EssouriauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 296 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège MondétourBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 81%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Ulis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
7 notable people were born in Les Ulis.
Thierry Henry: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0 · Moussa Marega: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tristan Dingomé: ESTAC Troyes, CC BY 3.0
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 Ulis | 25,886 | — | B− | C | C+ | B+ |
| Bures-sur-Yvette | 9,548 | 0.9 | B | D | C | A |
| Orsay | 16,498 | 1.2 | B | D | C | A |
| Gometz-le-Châtel | 2,630 | 1.2 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 22,544 | 2.3 | A− | D | B+ | A+ |
| Villejust | 2,558 | 2.8 | C | D | C | C+ |
| Villebon-sur-Yvette | 10,291 | 3 | B | D | C− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #48 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 201 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #8 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 96% of 296 candidates passed the bac at Lycée l'Essouriau 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 lower than in most compared French towns, so Les Ulis grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Les Ulis is a commune of 25,886 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay. 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.