Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 5,708 residents in Essonne, Île-de-France.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes an A, better than 87% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #6 of 91 in Essonne.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Marolles-en-Hurepoix 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 2 things Marolles-en-Hurepoix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marolles-en-Hurepoix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Mesnil-Voisin (également sur communes de Janville-sur-Juine et Lardy), in Bouray-sur-Juine, 3.1 mi away.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Marolles-en-Hurepoix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marolles-en-Hurepoix.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 380 deaths in Marolles-en-Hurepoix from 2016 to 2025; there were 283, 26% fewer. 2 GPs practise in the town.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Marolles-en-Hurepoix sell for €3,588/m², houses for €3,269/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €16.84/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €14.70/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,269/m² | 111 |
| Apartments | €3,588/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment runs at 5.9%. The median disposable income was €32,140 a year per consumption unit, above Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 30.4% of working residents in Marolles-en-Hurepoix went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of the graded crimes in Marolles-en-Hurepoix, criminal damage came up most often (2025). In 2025, 71 offenses were recorded locally. Violence against people ran at 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 11.8 (2023–2025 average).
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 other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary, 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, 7.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
18% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Essonne’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #11 of 94 in Essonne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 177 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée René CassinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 450 | 98%+2 pts |
| 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
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Marolles-en-Hurepoix. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Marolles-en-Hurepoix.
Émile Levassor: Touring-Club de France, Public domain
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Marolles-en-Hurepoix is a commune of 5,708 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | 5,708 | — | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Saint-Vrain | 3,089 | 1.9 | — | C− | — | A |
| La Norville | 4,268 | 2.5 | B− | D | C | A |
| Lardy | 5,530 | 2.9 | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Arpajon | 11,698 | 3.1 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | 26,658 | 3.1 | C− | D | C− | B |
| Vert-le-Petit | 2,714 | 3.1 | C | C− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #9 of 91 in Essonne.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #11 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 450 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Cassin 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 Marolles-en-Hurepoix grades D for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.
