Prices are high against local incomes (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Longpont-sur-Orge earns a C: better than 31% of compared French towns, and #63 of 91 in Essonne. Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well (B+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Longpont-sur-Orge 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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Église de l'ancienne abbaye, actuellement basilique Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde · Classé · Photo: self · CC BY-SA 3.0
Longpont-sur-Orge’s story
Longpont-sur-Orge in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Longpont-sur-Orge: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1862First protected: Église de l'ancienne abbaye, actuellement basilique Notre-D…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longpont-sur-Orge.
HousingCost of living D
The middle sale price in Longpont-sur-Orge: €3,278/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Longpont-sur-Orge goes for €3,195/m², an apartment for €3,351/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €16.57/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for nearly three quarters of sales, apartments for the rest.
€3,278/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Longpont-sur-Orge€3,278/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,195/m²
150
Apartments
€3,351/m²
54
€16.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.20 to €19.33/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Longpont-sur-Orge sees fewer deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (161 places) counts its residents as Longpont-sur-Orge’s; allowing for it, deaths were 24% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 534 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 565, 6% more. Women in Essonne live to 86.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: there is one general practitioner here.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Longpont-sur-Orge · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Longjumeau
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Yvette
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are more common in Longpont-sur-Orge than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 45% of adults
20% are under 15, about level with Essonne’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
39.7median age
Longpont-sur-OrgeEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Longpont-sur-Orge than in 74% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6 cases of violence against people and 21.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Longpont-sur-Orge’s tally for 2025: 176 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage66
Vehicle theft36
Burglary23
Theft from vehicles21
Other physical violence16
Family violence14
Fraud52
Theft without violence25
Drug use7
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.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
176
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and 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, 2.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Longpont-sur-Orge is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,410 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 18.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 9.1%.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport16%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
1,650
jobs based in Longpont-sur-Orge, 0.5 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2019
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Longpont-sur-Orge: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments here is Église de l'ancienne abbaye, actuellement basilique Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Longpont-sur-Orge: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Longpont-sur-Orge
Is Longpont-sur-Orge safe?
It grades C for safety, #69 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 66 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Longpont-sur-Orge good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #50 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Sacré-Coeur 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.
Is Longpont-sur-Orge expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Longpont-sur-Orge grades D for cost of living.
About Longpont-sur-Orge
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Longpont-sur-Orge is a commune of 6,482 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. 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
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.
