Wissous grades B overall: better than 59% of compared French towns, and #18 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2.6 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment.
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 Wissous 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 Wissous.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Wissous is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,210 a year per consumption unit
On this, Wissous is above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 29.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
Public transport23%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle3%
8,950
jobs based in Wissous, 2.6 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,210
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 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Wissous than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €19.57/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Wissous comes above both Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €4,194/m², comes from 215 sales of houses and apartments in Wissous from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Wissous sell for €4,115/m² and apartments for €4,229/m².
€4,194/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Wissous€4,194/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,115/m²
97
Apartments
€4,229/m²
118
€19.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.59 to €23.08/m² a month)
9.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€21.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Wissous sees fewer deaths than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 68 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Wissous, that is below both Essonne’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 344 residents of Wissous died, against 507 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw68
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Wissous · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Antony
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive D Antony
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Wissous has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 176 offenses in the graded categories in Wissous in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.8% of the index here. With 8,950 jobs for 3,450 working residents, Wissous draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage48
Vehicle theft36
Family violence32
Burglary20
Theft from vehicles17
Other physical violence15
Sexual violence8
Fraud64
Theft without violence60
Drug use7
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
176
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Wissous: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Gaston Henry-Haye: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Paul Chantrel: Manuelle Viette de la Rivagerie (wife of Paul Chantrel}, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wissous’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wissous
Is Wissous safe?
It grades C for safety, #64 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wissous good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #24 of 94 in Essonne. 97% of 380 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Descartes in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Wissous expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,194/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Wissous grades D for cost of living.
About Wissous
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Wissous is a commune of 7,151 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay. 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.
