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A town of 2,444 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Vert-le-Grand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 4.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,158/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1 job per working resident; 5.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Vert-le-Grand does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vert-le-Grand 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vert-le-Grand; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vert-le-Grand.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 114 residents of Vert-le-Grand died, against 159 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. In Essonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Vert-le-Grand can choose among 2 GPs.
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.
Households’ median disposable income: €31,310 a year per consumption unit. 15.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 5.8%. Vert-le-Grand has 1,250 jobs for 1,250 working residents, 1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 39% of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, below Essonne’s towns (20%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vert-le-Grand | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Vert-le-Grand, 82.8% passed the brevet, close to Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 177 | 88%−4 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.
The median price, €3,158/m², comes from 67 sales of houses and apartments in Vert-le-Grand from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 70% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,135/m² | 47 |
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.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vert-le-Grand; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in Vert-le-Grand. For 2025, the figures show 12 offenses here. Violence against people averaged 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 7.7.
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (54.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Vert-le-Grand. Best known first.
Vert-le-Grand has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de la Saussaie: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vert-le-Grand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vert-le-Grand | 2,444 | — | — | C− | — | A+ |
| Vert-le-Petit | 2,714 | 1.5 | C | C− | B+ | D |
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | 5,708 | 2.7 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Saint-Vrain | 3,089 | 2.8 | — | C− | — | A |
| Bondoufle | 10,767 | 2.8 | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Le Plessis-Pâté | 4,154 | 3.1 | B | D | B | A− |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | 26,658 | 3.4 | C− | D | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vert-le-Grand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 14% 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 €3,158/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vert-le-Grand grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Vert-le-Grand is a commune of 2,444 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). 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.