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Prunay-sur-EssonneEssonne

A town of 324 in Essonne, Île-de-France.

Is Prunay-sur-Essonne a good place to live?

Prunay-sur-Essonne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Prunay-sur-Essonne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Prunay-sur-Essonne’s story

No historic monuments in Prunay-sur-Essonne

The Culture ministry lists no building in Prunay-sur-Essonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Sépulture néolithique, in Buno-Bonnevaux, 1.2 mi away.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prunay-sur-Essonne.

Who lives here

Few people in Prunay-sur-Essonne are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 30% of adults. 26% of residents are 65 or over, above Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 19%.

47.3median age
Prunay-sur-EssonneEssonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prunay-sur-Essonne
Prunay-sur-EssonneEssonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–249.3%12%11%
25–4419%25%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+26%16%22%
No diploma16%15%19%
CAP or BEP31%20%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education30%39%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Prunay-sur-Essonne, 3.6%, runs below Essonne’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 10.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Prunay-sur-Essonne number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.7 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €31,660 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport10%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Prunay-sur-Essonne, 0.7 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Prunay-sur-Essonne costs an estimated advertised €13.94/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Prunay-sur-Essonne.

€13.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Prunay-sur-Essonne€13.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Essonne median€17.41/m²
€13.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.95 to €16.26/m² a month)
€12.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Prunay-sur-Essonne

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Landmarks

Nothing in Prunay-sur-Essonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Prunay-sur-Essonne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prunay-sur-Essonne yet.

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Prunay-sur-Essonne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Essonne →
MaisseLe MalesherboisMilly-la-ForêtBoutigny-sur-EssonneLa Ferté-AlaisCernyMaisseLe MalesherboisMilly-la-ForêtBoutigny-sur-EssonneLa Ferté-AlaisCernyPrunay-sur-Essonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Prunay-sur-Essonne324—————
Maisse2,7972.8—C+—B
Le Malesherbois Loiret8,0164.7CB−B−C
Milly-la-Forêt4,5625.2C+C−C+B+
Boutigny-sur-Essonne3,1465.4—C—D
La Ferté-Alais3,7318.7BCBB−
Cerny3,5318.9A−CA−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Prunay-sur-Essonne

Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France

Prunay-sur-Essonne is a commune of 324 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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

Population
324 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
91507

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 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.