Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,987 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Linas grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #80 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% 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 2 things Linas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Linas 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 1 historic monument in Linas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Linas. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montagu3.8 km northwest, in MarcoussisChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fontaine3.2 km east, in Brétigny-sur-OrgeMuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine1.3 km northeast, in MontlhéryChâteauChâteauEHPAD Korian Château de Lormoy2.3 km northeast, in Longpont-sur-OrgeTheme parkTheme parkPop Corn Labyrinthe4 km west, in MarcoussisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Linas.
For Linas, that is above both Essonne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). 12% of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Linas | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 17.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Linas has 1,550 jobs for 3,800 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,060 a year per consumption unit.
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.
That is the middle of 275 sales of houses and apartments in Linas from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,237/m² for the median of compared towns in Essonne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,305/m² | 181 |
| Apartments | €3,266/m² | 94 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 227 offenses in the graded categories in Linas 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, 0.5% of the index here.
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.
Linas sits close to Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Moreau PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 86%+4 pts |
| Lycée Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 64 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée Edmond MicheletBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 361 | 97%+3 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Linas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 349 residents of Linas died, against 390 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. 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. 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
Linas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Merry: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Linas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linas | 7,987 | — | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Leuville-sur-Orge | 4,271 | 0.8 | B− | D | A− | B |
| Montlhéry | 9,772 | 1.1 | C+ | D | C | B− |
| Longpont-sur-Orge | 6,482 | 1.6 | C | D | C | A− |
| Marcoussis | 8,618 | 1.9 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 11,623 | 1.9 | C− | D | B− | C+ |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | 26,658 | 2.2 | C− | D | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #64 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 86 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #31 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 64 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jeanne d'Arc 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €16.95/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Linas grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Linas is a commune of 7,987 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.