Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,714 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Vert-le-Petit grades C overall: better than 29% of compared French towns, and #66 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 6.4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,967/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 du Val d'Essonne (CCVE). Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Vert-le-Petit does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vert-le-Petit 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vert-le-Petit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Itteville, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vert-le-Petit.
On this, Vert-le-Petit is below both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). 21% of residents are children under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vert-le-Petit | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 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.
The brevet pass rate near Vert-le-Petit is 83.6%, above Essonne’s towns (81.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le SaussayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 179 | 77%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Vert-le-Petit comes above both Essonne’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 143 residents of Vert-le-Petit died, against 136 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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 €16.78/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,967/m², comes from 89 sales of houses and apartments in Vert-le-Petit from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,950/m² | 64 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 38 offenses in the graded categories in Vert-le-Petit in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 22.5% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
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
The median disposable income was €30,250 a year per consumption unit, close to Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 8.1% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Vert-le-Petit. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Saussay3.8 km south, in Ballancourt-sur-EssonneZooZooParc de Saint-Vrain3.3 km southwest, in Saint-VrainAttractionAttractionChapelle Saint-Blaise de Ballancourt-sur-Essonne3.8 km south, in Ballancourt-sur-EssonneChâteauChâteauDomaine de la Saussaie1.8 km north, in Vert-le-GrandAttractionAttractionLavoir2.2 km north, in Vert-le-GrandAttractionAttractionRocher du Père la Musique4.3 km southeast, in Ballancourt-sur-EssonnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Vert-le-Petit is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vert-le-Petit.
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-Petit | 2,714 | — | C | C− | B+ | D |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 8,191 | 1.9 | C+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Vrain | 3,089 | 2.2 | — | C− | — | A |
| Itteville | 6,746 | 2.3 | B− | C− | B+ | C |
| Mennecy | 16,433 | 3.1 | C+ | C− | B− | A |
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | 5,708 | 3.1 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Bondoufle | 10,767 | 4.2 | C | D | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #14 of 91 in Essonne.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #81 of 94 in Essonne. 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 €2,967/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vert-le-Petit grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Vert-le-Petit is a commune of 2,714 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.