What is the best-known city in Essonne?

Massy, at 64,078, ahead of Corbeil-Essonnes (57,959).

What is the least-known city in Essonne?

Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon, at 7,208. 38 cities of Essonne are measured here.

Where does Massy stand in France?

280 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Essonne?

Massy (64,078), Corbeil-Essonnes (57,959), Évry-Courcouronnes (52,810), Yerres (50,154), Étampes (46,674). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Essonne

Massy is the best-known city in Essonne, at 64,078, ahead of Corbeil-Essonnes (57,959) and Évry-Courcouronnes (52,810). At the other end, Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon is the least-known city, at 7,208.

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The 38 cities of Essonne ranked on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	Massy	64,078	51,729
2	Corbeil-Essonnes	57,959	54,471
3	Évry-Courcouronnes	52,810	66,919
4	Yerres	50,154	27,906
5	Étampes	46,674	26,857
6	Palaiseau	43,755	37,471
7	Longjumeau	43,666	21,996
8	Orsay	42,212	16,498
9	Dourdan	40,879	11,415
10	Arpajon	38,057	11,698
11	Les Ulis	37,436	25,886
12	Savigny-sur-Orge	36,251	37,601
13	Athis-Mons	35,559	36,613
14	Juvisy-sur-Orge	34,396	19,292
15	Brétigny-sur-Orge	33,962	26,658
16	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	33,796	35,438
17	Gif-sur-Yvette	33,397	22,544
18	Grigny	33,317	26,842
19	Montgeron	31,033	24,022
20	Fleury-Mérogis	29,510	13,721
21	Ris-Orangis	27,709	31,189
22	Viry-Châtillon	26,351	30,838
23	Brunoy	25,425	25,643
24	Draveil	24,547	30,098
25	Verrières-le-Buisson	21,952	15,057
26	Chilly-Mazarin	21,407	20,443
27	Bondoufle	21,250	10,767
28	Mennecy	20,273	16,433
29	Vigneux-sur-Seine	18,952	31,466
30	Morsang-sur-Orge	16,696	21,667
31	Villebon-sur-Yvette	14,283	10,291
32	Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	12,736	21,776
33	Igny	12,356	10,833
34	Épinay-sur-Orge	12,287	10,722
35	Morangis	10,519	14,129
36	Saint-Pierre-du-Perray	10,044	11,993
37	Épinay-sous-Sénart	9,891	11,611
38	Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon	7,208	11,623

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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.

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What is the best-known city in Essonne?: Massy, at 64,078, ahead of Corbeil-Essonnes (57,959).
What is the least-known city in Essonne?: Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon, at 7,208. 38 cities of Essonne are measured here.
Where does Massy stand in France?: 280 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Essonne?: Massy (64,078), Corbeil-Essonnes (57,959), Évry-Courcouronnes (52,810), Yerres (50,154), Étampes (46,674). The whole table is on this page.