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In Essonne, Île-de-France, this town has 1,543 residents.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.1 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment. Health outcomes beat most towns (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short (C−): brevet results 5.4 points below the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €3,076/m², so 70 m² costs 6.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne 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.
Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine du Château du Marais: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du Château du Marais: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne’s deaths ran at 77 per 100 expected, near Essonne’s towns (79) and lower than compared French towns (88). 79 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 102: 23% below.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.5 mi away. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Hubert GermainNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 175 | 81%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate here is 4.5%. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, below Essonne’s towns (20%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne has a median age of 44.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,076/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,994/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne is Domaine du Château du Marais. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 7.9% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne is a commune of 1,543 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | 1,543 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,132 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Breuillet | 9,157 | 2.2 | C | D | B+ | B− |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 3,788 | 2.6 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 3,342 | 3 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Forges-les-Bains | 4,241 | 3.8 | — | C | — | A |
| Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon | 3,882 | 4.2 | A− | C− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,076/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne grades C 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.