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Cachan

Cachan has 30,526 residents and 14,820 homes, 17% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €5,340/m² over five years, 7% above the département figure. The median living standard is €25,800 a year. For the average resident, 370 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 94016 · Postcode 94230 · Updated 24 October 2026
30,526residents2022 census
€5,340/m²median price per m²Val-de-Marne : €5,000/m²
10%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
370services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Cachan · 11 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Cachan: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

All 11 IRIS neighbourhoods.

IRIS are Insee’s statistical neighbourhoods of about 2,000 people each. Colour shows where each one sits among the others.

NeighbourhoodResidentsLiving standardHome ownersSocial housingAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Centre Ville 15,395€28,52044%26%9%9.9%15%363
Cité Jardins2,149€17,4006%75%5%18.0%4%432
Coteau 12,071€34,09074%7%15%9.5%10%271
Centre Ville 23,402€29,01050%16%6%12.2%10%302
Coteau 22,029€32,00054%20%7%11.5%8%304
La Plaine 13,090€19,73024%58%7%20.1%8%345
La Plaine 22,925€18,83018%58%9%15.5%11%363
Prairie2,784€21,19014%23%4%14.7%8%427
Pont Royal1,888€32,75072%1%11%8.2%11%427
Grange-Ory Lumières 12,093€30,05045%21%9%9.9%4%420
Grange-Ory Lumières 22,701€27,24038%2%6%10.7%15%446

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

People.

30,526 residents and 13,780 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%
aged under 15
26%
aged 15–29
21%
aged 60 and over
45%
of households are people living alone
24%
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.

14,820 homes, 93% of them main residences, with 3.1 rooms on average.

17%
of homes are houses
38%
of households own their home
28%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
2%
second homes
5%
empty homes
61%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19192%
1919–194511%
1946–197030%
1971–199022%
1991–200523%
2006–201913%

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

Property prices.

1,498 house and flat sales over five years.

€5,340/m²median price, houses and flatsVal-de-Marne : €5,000/m²
€5,210/m²flats1,232 sales
€6,400/m²houses266 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 €25,800 a year in 2021.

€25,800median living standard a year2021
16.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€11,660the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€48,670the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
12.6%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
52%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
22%
managers and professionals among over-15s
18%
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 homes1077.2 per 1,000−20%
Thefts from people without violence2648.5 per 1,000−14%
Violent thefts without a weapon361.2 per 1,000+13%
Physical violence outside the family742.4 per 1,000−18%
Domestic physical violence1123.6 per 1,000+22%
Sexual violence571.8 per 1,000−8%
Vehicle thefts792.5 per 1,000−14%
Thefts from vehicles692.2 per 1,000−54%
Thefts of vehicle parts571.8 per 1,000−16%
Deliberate damage and vandalism2026.5 per 1,000+5%
Fraud and payment card fraud2788.9 per 1,000+6%

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. For the average resident, 38 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 520 m away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops20
Bakeries10
Pharmacies6
Doctors16
Dentists10
Cafés and bars8
Restaurants36
Parks and gardens19
Playgrounds30
Sports pitches48
Gyms and sports halls8
Libraries3
Nurseries and childcare10
Bus stops65
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations3

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Cachan on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

5.6GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 6.4
8pharmacieson 1 January 2025
15food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners17
Dentists7
Nurses17
Physiotherapists26
Pharmacies8
Group health centres1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets4
Convenience stores and grocers11
Bakeries14
Butchers2
EV charging stations9
Post offices and postal points3
Banks6
Restaurants88
Hairdressers21
Nurseries7
Swimming pools1
Sports halls5
Gyms5
Cinemas1
Libraries3
Performance venues1

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 Cachan, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movementprevention plan
Transport of hazardous goods
14natural-disaster declarationssince 1988
July 2020latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows7
Drought (clay shrinkage)6
Ground movement1

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.

12 primary and nursery schools, 3 collèges and 2 lycées are open here, 14 of them state schools.

Collège Paul BertLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Saint-JosephLower secondary (collège) · private
Collège Victor HugoLower secondary (collège) · state
Ecole maternelle CarnotNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle La PlaineNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Le CoteauNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Paul Bert Belle ImageNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Paul DoumerNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Pont RoyalNursery school · state
Ecole primaire privée Saint JosephPrimary school · private
Ecole élémentaire Belle ImagePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire CarnotPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire La PlainePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Le CoteauPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Paul DoumerPrimary school · state
Lycée de CachanUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Lycée professionnel Robert Keller - Le Foyer de CachanUpper secondary (lycée) · private

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Cachan, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.