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The town, home to 325 people, lies in Essonne, Île-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Plessis-Saint-Benoist out for now. 15- to 24-year-olds are 14% of the population.
The one thing Plessis-Saint-Benoist does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plessis-Saint-Benoist as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Garancières-en-Beauce, 4 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plessis-Saint-Benoist.
18% of residents are 65 or over, above Essonne’s towns (16%) but below compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Among adults, 35% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Plessis-Saint-Benoist | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,310 a year per consumption unit, near Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Plessis-Saint-Benoist, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €12.86/m² a month. 10 houses and apartments changed hands in Plessis-Saint-Benoist from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Plessis-Saint-Benoist is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plessis-Saint-Benoist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessis-Saint-Benoist | 325 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dourdan | 11,415 | 5.9 | C | C− | C | B− |
| Étampes | 26,857 | 6.8 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Morigny-Champigny | 4,412 | 8.3 | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
| Étréchy | 6,986 | 8.9 | B− | C | B+ | B− |
| Ablis Yvelines | 3,913 | 9.2 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,132 | 9.2 | C+ | C− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Plessis-Saint-Benoist is a commune of 325 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne. 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) · 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 4, 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.