Health is where it shines (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The trade-off is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 35.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too — an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 27 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, that makes a B, good for #2 of 20 in Paris. That leaves it better than 63% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Paris 6e 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 Paris 6e.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Paris 6e than in Paris’ towns or across compared French towns: €37.89/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Paris costs more to buy into than Paris 6e, at €14,271/m², the highest of 21. The median price, €14,271/m², comes from 2,337 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €26.45/m² a month.
€14,271/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 6e€14,271/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€14,258/m²
2,332
€37.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€28.59 to €50.22/m² a month)
35.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€26.45/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
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
In Paris 6e, 78.3% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 84.0% in Paris’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Of those in the labour force, 7.8% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €48,110 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Paris’ towns (€37,620) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 18,700 residents in work, Paris 6e has 45,850 jobs: 2.5 each.
78%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport52%
On foot14%
Bicycle12%
Driving9%
Motorbike or scooter4%
45,850
jobs based in Paris 6e, 2.5 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€48,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
196 historic monuments, more per resident than almost any compared French town
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
65% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Paris’ towns (43%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Paris 6e is Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Relative to its size, Paris 6e keeps 49 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. 146 of the 196 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth A+
Mortality in Paris 6e, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Paris’ towns and compared French towns: 64 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Paris 6e can choose among 58 GPs. Average lifespans in Paris: 87.1 years for women, 82.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 3,219 residents of Paris 6e died, against 4,790 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% fewer.
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw67
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
58
GPs in Paris 6e · 6.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp centre Universite Paris Cite Necker Enfants Malades
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Aphp centre Universite Paris Cite Necker Enfants Malades
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Paris 6e sits above 92% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,370 offenses in Paris 6e in 2025.
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles352
Criminal damage308
Burglary226
Other physical violence181
Sexual violence138
Family violence105
Vehicle theft60
Theft without violence2,702
Fraud593
Drug use286
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,370
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 136 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #3 of 20 in Paris. At the lycées within 5 km of Paris 6e, 95.7% passed the bac, close to Paris’ towns (94.6%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Paris 6e is a graduates’ town: 77% hold a degree, more than in Paris’ towns or compared French towns
25% of residents are 65 or over, above Paris’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 9.3% of residents are under 15. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 19% of residents.
42.1median age
Paris 6eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma5%
CAP or BEP4%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education77%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Paris 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Clément-Auguste Martin: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain · Jane Renouardt: Félix Potin company (1922), Public domain · Jean-Charles Legrand: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Joseph Claude Anthelme Marie Récamier: Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts (Lyon), Public domain · Louis Dedet: Z. Chiesi, Paris, Public domain
Paris 6e’s 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 Paris 6e
Is Paris 6e safe?
It grades D for safety, #11 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 226 burglaries and 308 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 6e good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #3 of 20 in Paris. The lycée stands out: 100% of 147 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève 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 Paris 6e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €14,271/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns.
About Paris 6e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 6e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 40,389 people. TownRatings compares Paris, Lyon and Marseille by arrondissement: each has its own mayor and its own statistics.
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.
