The data are hard on it. Buying in is costly (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Boissy-Saint-Léger ranks #36 of 44 in Val-de-Marne, with a D overall. That leaves it better than 11% of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car: nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 52% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.4% 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.
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 Boissy-Saint-Léger 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 Boissy-Saint-Léger.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
51.8% of commuters in Boissy-Saint-Léger walk, cycle or ride, against 55.6% in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,910 a year. 2.2% of Boissy-Saint-Léger’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
52%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport46%
Driving45%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
4,850
jobs based in Boissy-Saint-Léger, 0.6 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Boissy-Saint-Léger costs an estimated advertised €18.69/m² a month, against €20.46/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Boissy-Saint-Léger, houses go for €3,750/m² and apartments for €2,990/m². The median price, €3,310/m², comes from 371 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 25% of what sold.
€3,310/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Boissy-Saint-Léger€3,310/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,750/m²
93
Apartments
€2,990/m²
278
€18.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.92 to €21.95/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.44/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
Who lives here
Boissy-Saint-Léger skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
13% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Val-de-Marne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
35.8median age
Boissy-Saint-LégerVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Boissy-Saint-Léger sits above 73% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Boissy-Saint-Léger show 432 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 15.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 11.7 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage120
Family violence93
Other physical violence69
Sexual violence40
Theft from vehicles40
Burglary38
Vehicle theft32
Theft without violence157
Drug use137
Fraud113
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.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
432
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Boissy-Saint-Léger’s grade for health: a B+
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 977 deaths in Boissy-Saint-Léger from 2016 to 2025; there were 921, 6% fewer. Its care home for older people (142 places) counts its residents as Boissy-Saint-Léger’s; allowing for it, deaths were 20% below expected. Average lifespans in Val-de-Marne: 86.7 years for women, 82.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 7 general practitioners here.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Boissy-Saint-Léger · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive du Val D Yerres
3.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
2 historic monuments in Boissy-Saint-Léger, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
1.3% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Boissy-Saint-Léger is Domaine du château de Grosbois. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Boissy-Saint-Léger
Is Boissy-Saint-Léger safe?
It grades C for safety, #31 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 120 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Boissy-Saint-Léger good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #43 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 92% of 441 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Guillaume Budé in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Boissy-Saint-Léger expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,310/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Boissy-Saint-Léger grades D for cost of living.
About Boissy-Saint-Léger
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Boissy-Saint-Léger is a commune of 17,325 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.
