Real strengths, and real weak spots. Savigny-sur-Orge’s overall C puts it #65 of 91 in Essonne. Nationally, it does better than 30% of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its schools fall short: bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points below the expected rate. Where it does best is walkability — 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 41% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Savigny-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savigny-sur-Orge.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
41.3% of commuters in Savigny-sur-Orge go to work without a car, more than in Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €28,680 a year per consumption unit. Savigny-sur-Orge has 6,250 jobs for 17,350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 37.2% of working residents in Savigny-sur-Orge went to work by public transport.
41%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving53%
Public transport37%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
6,250
jobs based in Savigny-sur-Orge, 0.4 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Savigny-sur-Orge costs more than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,481/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Savigny-sur-Orge sell for €3,802/m² and apartments for €2,946/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.81/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €15.99/m² a month.
€3,481/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Savigny-sur-Orge€3,481/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,802/m²
651
Apartments
€2,946/m²
533
€17.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.03 to €21.11/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than expected: Savigny-sur-Orge is below 81% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its six care homes for older people (342 places) count their residents as Savigny-sur-Orge’s; allowing for them, deaths were 24% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,024 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,584, 15% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Essonne is 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 18 GPs practise in the town.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Savigny-sur-Orge · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Juvisy Sur Orge
2.2 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
A younger town: only 16% of residents are 65 or over
19% are under 15, near Essonne’s towns (20%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. The middle age in Savigny-sur-Orge is 38.9.
38.9median age
Savigny-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 diploma18%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Savigny-sur-Orge do less well than those of 75% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Savigny-sur-Orge is 81.0%, close to Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 818 candidates at 6 lycées. By results, schools here place #52 of 94 in Essonne.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Savigny-sur-Orge ranks above 68% of compared French towns for crime per resident
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.9 violent offenses and 17.9 graded property crimes a year. The 2025 count: 959 offenses in Savigny-sur-Orge. Also worth knowing: more of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage306
Family violence153
Burglary131
Other physical violence108
Vehicle theft106
Theft from vehicles101
Sexual violence54
Fraud282
Theft without violence189
Drug use110
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
959
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Savigny-sur-Orge, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Yoann Offredo: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Claude Guyot: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olivier Asmaker: Antoine Blondin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maurice Fontaine: Maisrimer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Laurent Tobel: Silvia Blumer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robin Reda: Robinreda91, CC BY-SA 4.0
Savigny-sur-Orge’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Savigny-sur-Orge
Is Savigny-sur-Orge safe?
It grades C for safety, #57 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 131 burglaries and 306 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Savigny-sur-Orge good?
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #52 of 94 in Essonne. 89% of 240 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Gaspard Monge in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Savigny-sur-Orge expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Savigny-sur-Orge grades D for cost of living.
About Savigny-sur-Orge
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Savigny-sur-Orge is a commune of 37,601 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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.
