A town with more to fix than most. Bagnolet grades D− overall and ranks #31 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Nationally, it does better than 2% of compared French towns. The weak point is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 16.8% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 75% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety lags: an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 23 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 · 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 Bagnolet 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 Bagnolet.
Who lives here
Few people in Bagnolet are 65 or over: 12%, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of the population.
35.2median age
BagnoletSeine-Saint-Denis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Bagnolet cost more than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,519/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €22.65/m² a month, above both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Bagnolet sell for €5,306/m², houses for €6,496/m². Among the homes sold, 20% were houses.
€5,519/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bagnolet€5,519/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,496/m²
142
Apartments
€5,306/m²
580
€22.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€18.19 to €28.19/m² a month)
13.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€24.79/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
For crime per resident, Bagnolet sits above 87% of compared French towns
In all, 1,498 offenses reached the police record in Bagnolet in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage568
Family violence218
Theft from vehicles199
Other physical violence151
Burglary146
Vehicle theft125
Sexual violence82
Armed robbery9
Theft without violence621
Drug use488
Fraud372
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
23
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,498
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.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bagnolet run higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Bagnolet: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,158 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,472, 15% more. In Seine-Saint-Denis, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Bagnolet can choose among 22 GPs.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
22
GPs in Bagnolet · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirurgical Floreal
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite des Lilas
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.2% of the total, higher than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Sylvain Distin: EFCsophie, CC BY 2.0 · Koffi Djidji: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacques Perrier: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antoine Favray: Antoine de Favray, Public domain · Édouard Collin: Bernard Grychowski, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Linda Naeff: LaurenceNaeff, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bagnolet’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 Bagnolet
Is Bagnolet safe?
It grades D for safety, #22 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 146 burglaries and 568 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bagnolet good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns and #1 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 97% of 79 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Benoist de l'Europe in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bagnolet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bagnolet grades D− for cost of living.
About Bagnolet
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Bagnolet is a commune of 43,086 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.
