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A town of 1,174 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Soisy-sur-École has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,023/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment.
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Soisy-sur-École has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
20% 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 Soisy-sur-École.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Soisy-sur-École, between Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.3 mi away. A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Christine de PisanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,023/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Soisy-sur-École between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 51 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,143/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The jobless rate is 7.2%. At the census, 7.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Soisy-sur-École has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
41% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Essonne’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Soisy-sur-École | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 95 residents of Soisy-sur-École died, against 110 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Soisy-sur-École is Centre hospitalier Sud Francilien Ch Louise Michel, 8.1 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Soisy-sur-École have one GP on hand. In Essonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Soisy-sur-École. Best known first.
Soisy-sur-École has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soisy-sur-École 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soisy-sur-École | 1,174 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Champcueil | 2,854 | 2.9 | — | C | — | A |
| Pringy Seine-et-Marne | 3,864 | 4.2 | C | D | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry Seine-et-Marne | 15,724 | 4.5 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Boissise-le-Roi Seine-et-Marne | 3,941 | 4.6 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 4,562 | 5.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux | 4,801 | 5.8 | C | D | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Soisy-sur-École has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% 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 €3,023/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soisy-sur-École grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Soisy-sur-École is a commune of 1,174 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
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 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.