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A town of 7,373 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Lisses grades C overall: better than 34% of compared French towns, and #61 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Lisses does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lisses 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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Lisses has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
1.8% 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 Lisses. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry2.1 km north, in Évry-CourcouronnesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Spire de Corbeil-Essonnes4.5 km east, in Corbeil-EssonnesMuseumMuseumMusée Paul-Delouvrier2.1 km north, in Évry-CourcouronnesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Spire de Corbeil4.5 km east, in Corbeil-EssonnesAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré hospitalier de Corbeil3.9 km east, in Corbeil-EssonnesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauvoir3.6 km northeast, in Évry-CourcouronnesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lisses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Lisses can choose among 2 GPs. In Essonne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 453 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 356, 21% fewer.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Lisses sell for €3,105/m², houses for €2,975/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.17/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €14.77/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,975/m² | 134 |
| Apartments | €3,105/m² | 44 |
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 854 candidates at 8 lycées. The town’s schools place #86 of 94 in Essonne on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Rosa LuxemburgNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 72%−11 pts |
| Lycée Parc des LogesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 475 | 90%−2 pts |
| Collège Le VillageBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 152 | 78%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
22.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 9,600 jobs are based in Lisses, for 3,400 working residents (2.8 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,510 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.9 cases of violence against people and 21.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Lisses show 224 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, close to Essonne’s towns (39%) and above compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. 18% of residents are 65 or over.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lisses | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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.
Lisses has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 1.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Lisses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lisses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisses | 7,373 | — | C | D | C− | A+ |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 66,919 | 1.7 | D− | C− | C− | B− |
| Villabé | 5,830 | 2.1 | C | D | D | A− |
| Bondoufle | 10,767 | 2.2 | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 54,471 | 2.3 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Ormoy | 3,225 | 2.7 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Mennecy | 16,433 | 3 | C+ | C− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #85 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #86 of 94 in Essonne. 90% of 475 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Parc des Loges in 2025, 2 points below 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 Lisses grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Lisses is a commune of 7,373 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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.