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It is a town of 7,418 residents in Essonne, Île-de-France.
The picture is mixed. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Soisy-sur-Seine earns a B, better than 58% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #20 of 91 in Essonne. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 1.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.1 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
The one thing Soisy-sur-Seine does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Soisy-sur-Seine 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Soisy-sur-Seine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Vincent-Saint-Germain, in Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Soisy-sur-Seine. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry3.4 km southwest, in Évry-Courcouronnes
CathedralCathédrale de la Vierge-Marie-et-l'Archange-Raphaël3.2 km northwest, in DraveilCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Spire de Corbeil-Essonnes4.6 km southeast, in Corbeil-EssonnesAttractionAttractionObélisque de Brunoy4.7 km northeast, in BrunoyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Trousseau1.9 km west, in Ris-OrangisMuseumMuseumMusée Paul-Delouvrier3.4 km southwest, in Évry-CourcouronnesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soisy-sur-Seine.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Soisy-sur-Seine goes for €3,459/m², an apartment for €3,102/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.48/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 215 homes in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,459/m² | 139 |
| Apartments | €3,102/m² | 76 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 24.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Essonne’s towns (25.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Soisy-sur-Seine: 1,400, for 3,050 residents in work (0.5 each). Unemployment runs at 8.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
647 deaths in Soisy-sur-Seine between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 770: 16% below. Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: the town has 3 family doctors.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Nearly four in five candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Soisy-sur-Seine, below both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 988 candidates at 8 lycées. The town’s schools place #76 of 94 in Essonne on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'ErmitageNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 88%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame de Sion PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 226 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 246 | 75%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
More of the graded crimes in Soisy-sur-Seine were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 111 offenses here in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4.7 (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Children are 18% of the town. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Soisy-sur-Seine | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Soisy-sur-Seine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Soisy-sur-Seine.
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-Seine | 7,418 | — | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Étiolles | 3,105 | 1.1 | B− | D− | B | A |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 66,919 | 1.7 | D− | C− | C− | B− |
| Ris-Orangis | 31,189 | 2 | D− | C− | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil | 7,469 | 2.5 | B− | D− | B− | A− |
| Tigery | 4,333 | 2.7 | B− | D− | B− | B+ |
| Draveil | 30,098 | 3 | C+ | D | C+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #16 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 42 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns and #76 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 99% of 226 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame de Sion in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soisy-sur-Seine grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Soisy-sur-Seine is a commune of 7,418 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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 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.