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Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 16% of residents. A town of 56,927 in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France.
The data are hard on it. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 16 recorded violent incidents and 25.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a D− overall, Bobigny is better than 2% of compared French towns and ranks #35 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 64% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €3,477/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Paris.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Bobigny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bobigny 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Bobigny; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Gardens, museums and heritage in and near Bobigny. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace4.4 km north, in Dugny
GardenParc de la Villette4.3 km southwest, in Paris 19e
Art galleryMusée de la Musique4.2 km southwest, in Paris 19e
MuseumArgonaute4.3 km west, in Paris 19e
GardenParc de la Butte du Chapeau-Rouge4.6 km southwest, in Paris 19ePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bobigny.
Median disposable income comes to €18,050 a year per consumption unit. 2.9% of Bobigny’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
21% of adults hold a degree, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 12% of residents. Children under 15 count for 23% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bobigny | Seine-Saint-Denis median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 22% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 13% | 22% |
| No diploma | 37% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 17% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs outnumber working residents in Bobigny (33,450 to 20,050): it draws people in from around. Recorded offenses in the town came to 2,567 in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €19.76/m² a month, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Bobigny, houses go for €3,595/m² and apartments for €3,404/m². The median price, €3,477/m², comes from 516 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,595/m² | 180 |
| Apartments | €3,404/m² | 336 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3,135 deaths in Bobigny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,718: 15% above. Its four care homes for older people (361 places) count their residents as Bobigny’s; allowing for them, deaths were 1% below expected. Also worth knowing: women in Seine-Saint-Denis live to 85.7 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 26 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #7 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Angela DavisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 73%+2 pts |
| Lycée Louise MichelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 364 | 88%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul Le RollandBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 56 | 86%+18 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 0.4% of the total, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Bobigny; none is classé, France’s top protection.
8 notable people were born in Bobigny.
Charles Itandje: Ultraslansi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Faïza Guène: DeuxPlusQuatre, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rachid Aït-Atmane: Asturkian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rebecca Bossavy: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guy Chaty: Guy Chaty, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobigny | 56,927 | — | D− | D | D− | C− |
| Drancy | 72,390 | 1 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Noisy-le-Sec | 45,510 | 1.3 | D− | D | D− | C+ |
| Romainville | 37,152 | 1.8 | D | D− | C− | C+ |
| Bondy | 50,595 | 1.8 | D− | D | D− | C+ |
| Pantin | 61,929 | 1.8 | D− | D− | D | C+ |
| Le Bourget | 15,925 | 2.1 | D | D | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #34 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 138 burglaries and 703 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #7 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 88% of 364 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Louise Michel 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,477/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bobigny grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Bobigny is a commune of 56,927 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.