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La Ville-du-Bois

La Ville-du-Bois has 8,140 residents and 3,436 homes, 69% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €3,620/m² over five years, 9% above the département figure. The median living standard is €27,390 a year. Around the town hall, 59 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 91665 · Postcode 91620 · Updated 24 October 2026
8,140residents2022 census
€3,620/m²median price per m²Essonne : €3,310/m²
5%green space within 500 maround the town hall
59services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
La Ville-du-Bois in EssonneLa Ville-du-Bois highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Essonne with La Ville-du-Bois highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

8,140 residents and 3,208 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

19%
aged under 15
19%
aged 15–29
19%
aged 60 and over
26%
of households are people living alone
35%
of households are couples with children
11%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

3,436 homes, 93% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

69%
of homes are houses
66%
of households own their home
14%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
2%
second homes
5%
empty homes
93%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19194%
1919–19452%
1946–197011%
1971–199036%
1991–200524%
2006–201922%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

393 house and flat sales over five years.

€3,620/m²median price, houses and flatsEssonne : €3,310/m²
€3,810/m²flats88 sales
€3,580/m²houses305 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €27,390 a year in 2021.

€27,390median living standard a year2021
10.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€13,990the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€44,980the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
7.8%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
38%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
18%
managers and professionals among over-15s
21%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes175.0 per 1,000−29%
Thefts from people without violence668.1 per 1,000−13%
Physical violence outside the family313.8 per 1,000+19%
Domestic physical violence374.5 per 1,000+48%
Vehicle thefts344.2 per 1,000−33%
Thefts from vehicles242.9 per 1,000−49%
Thefts of vehicle parts323.9 per 1,000=
Deliberate damage and vandalism668.1 per 1,000−15%
Fraud and payment card fraud566.9 per 1,000+75%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 24 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 3.4 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries2
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and bars0
Restaurants5
Parks and gardens0
Playgrounds2
Sports pitches8
Gyms and sports halls5
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare2
Bus stops32
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in La Ville-du-Bois on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

2.5GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 5.8
2pharmacieson 1 January 2025
10food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners2
Dentists1
Nurses2
Physiotherapists3
Pharmacies2
Supermarkets and hypermarkets3
Convenience stores and grocers7
Bakeries8
Butchers2
Petrol stations1
EV charging stations7
Post offices and postal points1
Restaurants24
Hairdressers12
Nurseries2
Sports halls4
Gyms1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for La Ville-du-Bois, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding
Transport of hazardous goods
20natural-disaster declarationssince 1983
August 2022latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows13
Drought (clay shrinkage)4
Ground movement3

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

5 primary and nursery schools, 1 collèges and 1 lycées are open here, 4 of them state schools.

Collège Sacré-CoeurLower secondary (collège) · private
Ecole maternelle Les RenondainesNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Marie CurieNursery school · state
Ecole primaire privée Notre-DamePrimary school · private
Ecole élémentaire Ambroise ParéPrimary school · state
école primaire les bartelottesPrimary school · state
Lycée du Sacré-CoeurUpper secondary (lycée) · private

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.