Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 62,376: a town in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France.
A tough set of grades. Overall, Le Blanc-Mesnil earns a D: better than 7% of compared French towns, and #19 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Incomes are on the low side: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 17.1% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,639/m² takes 9.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 49% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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.
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 Le Blanc-Mesnil 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Le Blanc-Mesnil does most differently from other towns.
Le Blanc-Mesnil has 2 historic monuments 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 1996.
1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Le Blanc-Mesnil has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Blanc-Mesnil.
Aged 15 to 24: 14% of residents. 12% of residents are 65 or over, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Le Blanc-Mesnil is 33.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Blanc-Mesnil | Seine-Saint-Denis median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 22% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 13% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 17% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €19,630 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€21,820) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 17.1% are unemployed. Bus, tram or train carried 43.6% of working residents in Le Blanc-Mesnil to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €3,639/m², close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€3,477/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house in Le Blanc-Mesnil goes for €3,825/m², an apartment for €3,484/m². The market locally: 806 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,825/m² | 445 |
| Apartments | €3,484/m² | 361 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 11.8 cases of violence against people and 17.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 1,798 offenses recorded in Le Blanc-Mesnil. The commonest graded crime locally 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.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Le Blanc-Mesnil can choose among 32 GPs. Its care home for older people (79 places) counts its residents as Le Blanc-Mesnil’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. 3,129 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 3,314: 6% below. Life expectancy at birth in Seine-Saint-Denis is 85.7 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 20th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 1.3%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #3 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nelson MandelaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 91%+16 pts |
| Lycée Wolfgang Amadeus MozartNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 468 | 88%+3 pts |
| 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
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Le Blanc-Mesnil. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace2.1 km northwest, in Dugny
MuseumConservatoire Citroën4.1 km northeast, in Aulnay-sous-Bois
MuseumMémorial de la Shoah à Drancy2.2 km south, in DrancyFortFortFort d'Aubervilliers4.9 km southwest, in AubervilliersChâteauChâteauAsile de Drancy1.8 km southwest, in DrancyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
30 notable people were born in Le Blanc-Mesnil.
Moussa Sissoko: GuillaumeG, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raphaël Guerreiro: Анна Нэсси, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Senny Mayulu: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fabrice Nsakala: Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ludovic Sylvestre: Wonker from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Yassine Benrahou: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Le Blanc-Mesnil is a commune of 62,376 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Blanc-Mesnil | 62,376 | — | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Drancy | 72,390 | 1.2 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Le Bourget | 15,925 | 1.5 | D | D | D | B− |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois | 87,599 | 1.9 | D | D | D | B− |
| Dugny | 11,700 | 2.1 | D− | D | C | D |
| Bobigny | 56,927 | 2.2 | D− | D | D− | C− |
| Bondy | 50,595 | 2.7 | D− | D | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #14 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 110 burglaries and 583 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #3 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 88% of 468 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 2025, 3 points above 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 Le Blanc-Mesnil 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.