A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 13.0% unemployment. It also trails on cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it does best is walkability — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 50% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D−, #88 of 91 in Essonne. That leaves it better than 5% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vigneux-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vigneux-sur-Seine.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
For walkability, Vigneux-sur-Seine ranks above 98% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 13.0%, above Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,660 a year. No commute at all: 2.0% of working residents in Vigneux-sur-Seine at the census.
50%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving47%
Public transport44%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,300
jobs based in Vigneux-sur-Seine, 0.3 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 23% of people in Vigneux-sur-Seine are under 15, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: 14% of residents. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). 29% of adults hold a degree.
35median age
Vigneux-sur-SeineEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D
The median sale price of homes in Vigneux-sur-Seine is €3,284/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Vigneux-sur-Seine, houses go for €3,467/m² and apartments for €3,050/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.75/m² a month, near Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €14.80/m² a month.
€3,284/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vigneux-sur-Seine€3,284/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,467/m²
392
Apartments
€3,050/m²
302
€17.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.41 to €20.44/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
83.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 23 collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vigneux-sur-Seine, 89.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #71 of 94 in Essonne on results.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Vigneux-sur-Seine than in 69% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 807 offenses in Vigneux-sur-Seine. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.6 violent offenses and 17.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage262
Family violence161
Other physical violence97
Vehicle theft90
Burglary82
Theft from vehicles53
Sexual violence50
Armed robbery12
Fraud241
Drug use203
Theft without violence199
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
807
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Vigneux-sur-Seine is Menhir dit La Pierre à Mousseaux. 1.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Vigneux-sur-Seine records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Vigneux-sur-Seine can choose among 22 GPs. At birth, a girl in Essonne can expect 86.4 years and a boy 82.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,002 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,020, 1% more.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
22
GPs in Vigneux-sur-Seine · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vigneux-sur-Seine
Is Vigneux-sur-Seine safe?
It grades C for safety, #59 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 82 burglaries and 262 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vigneux-sur-Seine good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #71 of 94 in Essonne. 88% of 885 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rosa Parks in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vigneux-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vigneux-sur-Seine grades D for cost of living.
About Vigneux-sur-Seine
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Vigneux-sur-Seine is a commune of 31,466 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine. 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
Population
31,466 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
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.
