More weak spots than strong ones. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a D overall, Choisy-le-Roi is better than 8% of compared French towns and ranks #39 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Where it does best is walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 62% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents are healthier than most (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Choisy-le-Roi 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.
Église Saint-Louis (ancienne): Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien Château royal, annexe de la mairie: Photo: Pérelle · Public domain · Maison des Pages: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Choisy-le-Roi.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
61.6% of commuters in Choisy-le-Roi go to work without a car, more than in Val-de-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
62%walk, cycle or take transit
13.1% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €23,350 a year per consumption unit, below Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Choisy-le-Roi didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport54%
Driving34%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
10,650
jobs based in Choisy-le-Roi, 0.5 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Choisy-le-Roi sells for €3,594/m², against €4,010/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€3,594/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,325/m² in Choisy-le-Roi, apartments for €3,480/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €20.23/m² a month, near Val-de-Marne’s towns (€20.46/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 17% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Choisy-le-Roi€3,594/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,325/m²
196
Apartments
€3,480/m²
963
€20.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.60 to €24.65/m² a month)
9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.22/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
Few people in Choisy-le-Roi are 65 or over: 13%, below Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
36.4median age
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. 20% are under 15, higher than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
Choisy-le-RoiVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Choisy-le-Roi than in 81% of compared French towns
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
1,300 offenses were reported in Choisy-le-Roi during 2025. Violence against people averaged 12 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 18. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage380
Family violence241
Other physical violence201
Theft from vehicles179
Sexual violence98
Burglary96
Vehicle theft91
Armed robbery14
Theft without violence744
Drug use405
Fraud304
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.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,300
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
80.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 45 collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Choisy-le-Roi, 88.4% passed the bac, lower than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #38 of 47 in Val-de-Marne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Choisy-le-Roi has a lower adjusted death rate than 70% of compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,569 residents of Choisy-le-Roi died, against 2,835 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. Its four care homes for older people (266 places) count their residents as Choisy-le-Roi’s; allowing for them, deaths were 19% below expected. There are 22 general practitioners locally. In Val-de-Marne, women can expect to live 86.7 years and men 82.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
22
GPs in Choisy-le-Roi · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de Vitry site Pasteur
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de Vitry site Pasteur
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Choisy-le-Roi is Église Saint-Louis (ancienne). Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (3.5%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
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About Choisy-le-Roi
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Choisy-le-Roi is a commune of 45,946 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
Population
45,946 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Val-de-Marne (94)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
94022
Choisy-le-Roi’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Choisy-le-Roi
Is Choisy-le-Roi safe?
It grades C− for safety, #38 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 96 burglaries and 380 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Choisy-le-Roi good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #38 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 121 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-André 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.
Is Choisy-le-Roi expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Choisy-le-Roi grades D for cost of living.
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.
