Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are only 14% of the population. Some 2,724 people live in this town, in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns: bac results 2.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Périgny has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Périgny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Périgny 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.
Périgny has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Périgny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Périgny. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Brie-Comte-Robert4.4 km east, in Brie-Comte-Robert
MuseumMusée Robert-Dubois-Corneau3.7 km west, in BrunoyMuseumMuseumCloserie Falbalain townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Périgny-le-Petitin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grosbois4.8 km north, in Boissy-Saint-LégerPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Périgny.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,158/m², below Val-de-Marne’s towns (€4,010/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Of the homes sold, 83% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,250/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Périgny | Val-de-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 43% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 146 deaths in Périgny from 2016 to 2025; there were 108, 26% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Val-de-Marne is 86.7 years for women and 82.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Périgny have one GP on hand.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
The unemployment rate comes to 6.4%. The median disposable income was €32,240 a year per consumption unit, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.4% of working residents in Périgny at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Périgny, 90.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 74% of 396 candidates passed at the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km. A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 93%+1 pt |
| Lycée Maurice EliotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 193 | 88%−4 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 84%+10 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.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Périgny is Closerie et Villa Falbala. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
2025 saw 37 offenses recorded in Périgny. Violence against people averaged 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 14. Of the graded crimes in the town, family violence came up most often (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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 68.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Périgny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Maison Garrot ou château de Périgny-le-Petit: Photo: Racinaire · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Périgny yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Périgny | 2,724 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 4,922 | 0.7 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Boussy-Saint-Antoine Essonne | 8,097 | 0.9 | C− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Épinay-sous-Sénart Essonne | 11,611 | 1.3 | C− | C | B | D |
| Quincy-sous-Sénart Essonne | 9,477 | 1.6 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Villecresnes | 11,647 | 1.9 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Brunoy Essonne | 25,643 | 2.2 | B− | D | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Périgny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns and #26 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 88% of 193 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maurice Eliot in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Périgny grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Périgny is a commune of 2,724 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 October 30, 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.