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VilleconinEssonne

A town of 766 in Essonne, Île-de-France.

Is Villeconin a good place to live?

Villeconin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Polissoir du Bois de la Charmille
Polissoir du Bois de la Charmille · Classé · Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villeconin’s story

Villeconin in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeconin counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1899.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1899First protected: Polissoir du Bois de la Charmille
  • 1972Most recently protected: Château de Saudreville
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeconin.

Who lives here

Villeconin is a graduates’ town: 42% hold a degree, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, between Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. The median resident of Villeconin is 42.9 years old.

42.9median age
VilleconinEssonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villeconin
VilleconinEssonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4423%25%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+19%16%22%
No diploma11%15%19%
CAP or BEP21%20%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education42%39%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Villeconin keeps more of its old housing than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 5. Among the classé monuments in Villeconin is Polissoir du Bois de la Charmille. On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeconin counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1899
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Villeconin run higher than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €33,910 a year per consumption unit

Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 4.5%. Jobs located in Villeconin: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport11%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Villeconin, 0.2 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

80.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 9.4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.4 mi away. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.

80.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villeconin80.6%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Hubert GermainNearest collègeCollègeCollège17581%−9 pts

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80.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9.4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Villeconin is €14.23/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 23 homes were sold in Villeconin. House rents are put at about €12.86/m² a month.

€14.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villeconin€14.23/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Essonne median€17.41/m²
€14.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.31 to €16.45/m² a month)
€12.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Villeconin and 6 more in and around Villeconin

Heritage in and near Villeconin. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villeconin

13pages on Villeconin

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villeconin counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Grange: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Saudreville: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Aubin: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir des Ardenelles ou Château de Villeconin: Photo: Original téléversé par Calips sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 1.0

Famous people from Villeconin

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Villeconin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Villeconin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Essonne →
Saint-ChéronÉtréchyBreuilletBoissy-sous-Saint-YonDourdanMorigny-ChampignySaint-ChéronÉtréchyBreuilletBoissy-sous-Saint-YonDourdanMorigny-ChampignyVilleconin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villeconin766—————
Saint-Chéron5,1322.7C+C−BB
Étréchy6,9863.1B−CB+B−
Breuillet9,1574.7CDB+B−
Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon3,8824.9A−C−B+B+
Dourdan11,4155.4CC−CB−
Morigny-Champigny4,4125.4B+DA−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Villeconin

Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France

Villeconin is a commune of 766 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR). 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
766 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR)
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
91662

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.