What is the largest city of Essonne?

Évry-Courcouronnes, with 66,919 inhabitants, ahead of Corbeil-Essonnes (54,471).

How many cities does Essonne have?

38 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Essonne has far more communes than that.

Which city of Essonne is the densest?

Juvisy-sur-Orge, at 8,599 inhab./km², against 2,590 inhab./km² for the cities of Essonne taken together.

Which region is Essonne in?

Île-de-France, which this dataset carries 266 cities of.

Which cities are in Essonne?

Évry-Courcouronnes (66,919), Corbeil-Essonnes (54,471), Massy (51,729), Savigny-sur-Orge (37,601), Palaiseau (37,471), Athis-Mons (36,613), Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (35,438), Vigneux-sur-Seine (31,466), Ris-Orangis (31,189), Viry-Châtillon (30,838). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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By department · Department 91

Cities of Essonne (91)

Essonne carries 38 cities in this dataset, 932,156 inhabitants between them. The largest is Évry-Courcouronnes (66,919), the smallest Villebon-sur-Yvette (10,291).

Cities38
Inhabitants932,156
DensestJuvisy-sur-Orge8,599 inhab./km²
Largest areaÉtampes46 km²

The 38 cities of Essonne, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Évry-Courcouronnes	66,919	5,110	13.1
2	Corbeil-Essonnes	54,471	4,941	11
3	Massy	51,729	5,504	9.4
4	Savigny-sur-Orge	37,601	5,394	7
5	Palaiseau	37,471	3,212	11.7
6	Athis-Mons	36,613	4,254	8.6
7	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	35,438	3,777	9.4
8	Vigneux-sur-Seine	31,466	3,507	9
9	Ris-Orangis	31,189	3,730	8.4
10	Viry-Châtillon	30,838	5,040	6.1
11	Draveil	30,098	1,889	15.9
12	Yerres	27,906	2,800	10
13	Étampes	26,857	584	46
14	Grigny	26,842	5,343	5
15	Brétigny-sur-Orge	26,658	1,822	14.6
16	Les Ulis	25,886	4,726	5.5
17	Brunoy	25,643	3,877	6.6
18	Montgeron	24,022	2,149	11.2
19	Gif-sur-Yvette	22,544	1,895	11.9
20	Longjumeau	21,996	4,492	4.9
21	Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	21,776	4,103	5.3
22	Morsang-sur-Orge	21,667	4,941	4.4
23	Chilly-Mazarin	20,443	3,649	5.6
24	Juvisy-sur-Orge	19,292	8,599	2.2
25	Orsay	16,498	2,222	7.4
26	Mennecy	16,433	1,470	11.2
27	Verrières-le-Buisson	15,057	1,506	10
28	Morangis	14,129	2,934	4.8
29	Fleury-Mérogis	13,721	2,152	6.4
30	Saint-Pierre-du-Perray	11,993	1,020	11.8
31	Arpajon	11,698	4,898	2.4
32	Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon	11,623	1,840	6.3
33	Épinay-sous-Sénart	11,611	3,237	3.6
34	Dourdan	11,415	371	30.7
35	Igny	10,833	2,823	3.8
36	Bondoufle	10,767	1,579	6.8
37	Épinay-sur-Orge	10,722	2,460	4.4
38	Villebon-sur-Yvette	10,291	1,371	7.5

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Where Essonne stands out

The French cities where chess is least playedÉtampes leads France, ahead of 1,002 cities · 0 / 1,000 inhab.
Horse riders: the bottom 50 French citiesGrigny is 3 of 1,036 in France · 0.6 / 1,000 inhab.
The poorest cities in France by median incomeGrigny is 4 of 1,067 in France · €16,470
The French cities with the busiest train stationsJuvisy-sur-Orge is 4 of 599 in France · 41,881,077
The youngest cities in FranceFleury-Mérogis is 6 of 1,102 in France · 31.4 years
Swimmers: the top 50 French citiesOrsay is 7 of 1,036 in France · 30.4 / 1,000 inhab.

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

5 questions about this territory

What is the largest city of Essonne?: Évry-Courcouronnes, with 66,919 inhabitants, ahead of Corbeil-Essonnes (54,471).
How many cities does Essonne have?: 38 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Essonne has far more communes than that.
Which city of Essonne is the densest?: Juvisy-sur-Orge, at 8,599 inhab./km², against 2,590 inhab./km² for the cities of Essonne taken together.
Which region is Essonne in?: Île-de-France, which this dataset carries 266 cities of.
Which cities are in Essonne?: Évry-Courcouronnes (66,919), Corbeil-Essonnes (54,471), Massy (51,729), Savigny-sur-Orge (37,601), Palaiseau (37,471), Athis-Mons (36,613), Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (35,438), Vigneux-sur-Seine (31,466), Ris-Orangis (31,189), Viry-Châtillon (30,838). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.