Viry-Châtillon grades D overall: better than 14% of compared French towns, and #82 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. At the median price of €2,987/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 42% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Viry-Châtillon 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Viry-Châtillon gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €16.92/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,987/m², comes from 807 sales of houses and apartments in Viry-Châtillon from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Viry-Châtillon sell for €3,615/m² and apartments for €2,676/m².
€2,987/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Viry-Châtillon€2,987/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,615/m²
294
Apartments
€2,676/m²
513
€16.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.24 to €20.10/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Viry-Châtillon runs higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 930 offenses in the graded categories in Viry-Châtillon in 2025. Violence against people ran at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 22.3 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in Viry-Châtillon, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage285
Theft from vehicles158
Family violence154
Vehicle theft103
Other physical violence91
Burglary85
Sexual violence48
Armed robbery6
Theft without violence282
Fraud239
Drug use124
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
930
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 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
HealthHealth A−
Viry-Châtillon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Viry-Châtillon’s deaths ran at 77 per 100 expected, close to Essonne’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,144 residents of Viry-Châtillon died, against 2,406 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Viry-Châtillon · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Juvisy Sur Orge
3.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Essonne
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Viry-Châtillon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). 1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Viry-Châtillon
Is Viry-Châtillon safe?
It grades D for safety, #86 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 85 burglaries and 285 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Viry-Châtillon good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #59 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 199 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Louis Saint-Clément in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Viry-Châtillon expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,987/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Viry-Châtillon grades D for cost of living.
About Viry-Châtillon
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Viry-Châtillon is a commune of 30,838 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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
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.
