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It is a town of 15,925 residents in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France.
A tough set of grades. Cost of living is its weak spot — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Le Bourget earns a D, which places it #17 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Nationally, it does better than 7% of compared French towns. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 61% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety lags: an average of 13.9 recorded violent incidents and 21.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 1.2 jobs per working resident; 17.3% unemployment.
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.
The 3 things Le Bourget does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Bourget 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 lists 1 historic monument in Le Bourget: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Le Bourget. Best known first.
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis4.9 km west, in Saint-Denis
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace1.3 km north, in Dugny
MuseumMémorial de la Shoah à Drancy2.6 km southeast, in DrancyFortFortFort d'Aubervilliers3.2 km southwest, in AubervilliersChâteauChâteauFort de l'Est4.1 km west, in Saint-DenisChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arnouville4.9 km north, in ArnouvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bourget.
Unemployment stood at 17.3%, higher than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 53.3% of working residents in Le Bourget 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.
The split in Le Bourget: €4,333/m² for houses, €3,415/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €19.44/m² a month, near Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 306 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,333/m² | 47 |
| Apartments | €3,415/m² | 259 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
With 8,000 jobs for 6,600 working residents, Le Bourget draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, 537 offenses were recorded locally. The graded crime recorded most 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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.5% of the index here). 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.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. Children under 15 make up 21%, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (22%) and above compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Le Bourget are older than 36.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Bourget | Seine-Saint-Denis median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 22% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 13% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 17% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Le Bourget, 85.8% passed the bac, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #13 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Didier DauratNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 79%+8 pts |
| Lycée Germaine TillionNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 229 | 97%+8 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Le Bourget is Église Saint-Nicolas. The protected list starts in the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (262 places) count their residents as Le Bourget’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,115 residents of Le Bourget died, against 981 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. At birth, a girl in Seine-Saint-Denis can expect 85.7 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: the town has 6 family doctors.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Le Bourget has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Le Bourget.
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 Bourget | 15,925 | — | D | D | D | B− |
| Drancy | 72,390 | 1.2 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Dugny | 11,700 | 1.3 | D− | D | C | D |
| Le Blanc-Mesnil | 62,376 | 1.5 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| La Courneuve | 47,167 | 1.7 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Bobigny | 56,927 | 2.1 | D− | D | D− | C− |
| Stains | 41,388 | 2.4 | D− | D | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #27 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 189 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #13 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 97% of 229 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Germaine Tillion in 2025, 8 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 Bourget grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Le Bourget is a commune of 15,925 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.