Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,916 residents and lies in Yvelines, Île-de-France.
Bullion’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well (A+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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. Bullion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bullion 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.
Bullion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bullion; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bullion.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Yvelines is 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 141 deaths in Bullion from 2016 to 2025; there were 90, 36% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bullion is Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan, 6.2 mi away.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Trois MoulinsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,162/m²: 53 houses and apartments sold in Bullion between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,150/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bullion; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
20% of residents are 65 or over, between Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. The under-15s are 19% of the population here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Bullion | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.2%, lower than both Yvelines’ towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bullion. Best known first.
Bullion has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Vincent et Saint-Sébastien: Photo: ℍenry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Bullion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion | 1,916 | — | — | C | — | A+ |
| Limours Essonne | 6,517 | 4 | A+ | C | B+ | A |
| Forges-les-Bains Essonne | 4,241 | 4.2 | — | C | — | A |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines | 5,875 | 4.4 | A− | C | A− | A− |
| Briis-sous-Forges Essonne | 3,342 | 6.1 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Chevreuse | 5,502 | 6.3 | A− | C | A | C− |
| Dourdan Essonne | 11,415 | 6.6 | C | C− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bullion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,162/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bullion grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Bullion is a commune of 1,916 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rambouillet Territoires. 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.