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A town in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, home to 47,167 people. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
La Courneuve grades low on several counts. Incomes are on the low side: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 22.1% unemployment. Crime is the sore point: an average of 14 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,885/m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Fewer journeys need a car (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 71% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D−, #37 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. That leaves it better than 2% of compared French towns.
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.
Each subject compares La Courneuve 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 2 things La Courneuve does most differently from other towns.
La Courneuve has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2021.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Courneuve has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Courneuve.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of the population. Children under 15 make up 22%, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (22%) and above compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Courneuve | Seine-Saint-Denis median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 22% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.7% | 13% | 22% |
| No diploma | 44% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 17% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €16,820 a year per consumption unit, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€21,820) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Bus, tram or train carried 63.7% of working residents in La Courneuve to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In all, 1,720 offenses reached the police record in La Courneuve in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, 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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in La Courneuve goes for €3,795/m², an apartment for €2,749/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €19.05/m² a month, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 22% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,795/m² | 79 |
| Apartments | €2,749/m² | 276 |
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.
Average lifespans in Seine-Saint-Denis: 85.7 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Weighed against its ages and care homes, La Courneuve records 102 deaths per 100 expected. 2,141 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,979: 8% above.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of La Courneuve, 85.6% passed the bac, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #14 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Raymond PoincaréNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 81%+13 pts |
| Lycée Jacques BrelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 324 | 85%±0 pts |
| Collège Marx DormoyBest against expectations: 19 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 85%+19 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 2% of the total, below both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Gardens, heritage and museums in and near La Courneuve. Best known first.
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis2.6 km northwest, in Saint-Denis
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace3.8 km northeast, in Dugny
GardenParc de la Villette3.7 km south, in Paris 19e
Art galleryMusée de la Musique4.1 km south, in Paris 19e
MuseumArgonaute3.5 km south, in Paris 19e
ChurchÉglise Saint-Sava4.8 km southwest, in Paris 18ePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in La Courneuve.
Saïd Bakari: Franco237, CC BY-SA 4.0
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
La Courneuve is a commune of 47,167 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Courneuve | 47,167 | — | D− | D | D | C− |
| Aubervilliers | 88,365 | 0.9 | D− | D− | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Denis | 149,077 | 1.7 | D− | D− | D− | B− |
| Le Bourget | 15,925 | 1.7 | D | D | D | B− |
| Stains | 41,388 | 2 | D− | D | D | D |
| Pantin | 61,929 | 2.2 | D− | D− | D | C+ |
| Dugny | 11,700 | 2.2 | D− | D | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #25 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 113 burglaries and 480 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #14 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 85% of 324 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jacques Brel in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so La Courneuve grades D for cost of living.
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 9, 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.