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A town of 1,458 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Vaugrigneuse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,935/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours (CCPL). Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Vaugrigneuse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vaugrigneuse 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 Vaugrigneuse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du Château du Marais, in Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vaugrigneuse. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaugrigneuse.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Vaugrigneuse is above both Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jules VerneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 314 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Michel VignaudBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 233 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Vaugrigneuse comes above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 5.6%. Vaugrigneuse has 150 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 210 residents of Vaugrigneuse died, against 156 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €16.93/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,935/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Vaugrigneuse from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,924/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Vaugrigneuse, that is below both Essonne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 20% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vaugrigneuse | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Vaugrigneuse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vaugrigneuse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaugrigneuse | 1,458 | — | — | C | — | B+ |
| Forges-les-Bains | 4,241 | 1.9 | — | C | — | A |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 3,342 | 2 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Limours | 6,517 | 3.1 | A+ | C | B+ | A |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,132 | 3.7 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 3,788 | 4 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Breuillet | 9,157 | 4.1 | C | D | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vaugrigneuse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. 98% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jules Verne in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,935/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaugrigneuse grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Vaugrigneuse is a commune of 1,458 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
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.