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Draveil vs Évry-Courcouronnes: 2026 comparison

Évry-Courcouronnes has more inhabitants than Draveil: 67,272 versus 30,323, or 2.2 times as many. Draveil covers a larger area (15.8 km² versus 12.7 km²), but Évry-Courcouronnes is more densely populated: 5,297 inhabitants per km² versus 1,925.

The median apartment price is higher in Draveil: €3,050 per m² versus €2,330. The median standard of living is higher in Draveil (€29,120 a year versus €21,020).

The two cities are 5.5 km apart as the crow flies, in the same department and the same urban unit (Paris).

DraveilÉvry-Courcouronnes
DraveilÉvry-Courcouronnes5.5 km as the crow flies

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Draveil

City in Essonne

Essonne91Île-de-France

Population
30,323 inhab.
289th in France · 11th in its department
Area
15.8 km²
Density
1,925 per km²
Full profile of Draveil

Évry-Courcouronnes

City in Essonne

Essonne91Île-de-France

Population
67,272 inhab.
80th in France · 1st in its department
Area
12.7 km²
Density
5,297 per km²
Full profile of Évry-Courcouronnes

Population

Population and demographics

Municipal population since 1876

DraveilÉvry-Courcouronnes

Population: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Population inhab.More populous: Évry-Courcouronnes2.2 times as high30,32367,272More populous: Évry-Courcouronnes2.2 times as high
Change over 5 yearsStronger growth: Draveil+5.0 pts+4.7%−0.3%Stronger growth: Draveil+5.0 pts
Change over 10 yearsStronger growth: Draveil+4.6 pts+4.9%+0.3%Stronger growth: Draveil+4.6 pts
Density per km²Denser: Évry-Courcouronnes2.8 times as high1,9255,297Denser: Évry-Courcouronnes2.8 times as high
Under 15More young people: Évry-Courcouronnes+1.8 pt20.0%21.7%More young people: Évry-Courcouronnes+1.8 pt
65 and overMore seniors: Draveil+7.0 pts18.8%11.9%More seniors: Draveil+7.0 pts
People per householdLarger households: Draveil+0.022.432.41Larger households: Draveil+0.02

Sources: INSEE, official population figures, INSEE, censuses, INSEE, census

Housing

Real estate prices and housing

Housing: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Median apartment price €/m²More expensive: Draveil+31%3,0502,330More expensive: Draveil+31%
Median house price €/m²More expensive: Draveil+30%3,7492,884More expensive: Draveil+30%
Apartment rent €/m² per month, utilities includedMore expensive: Draveil+0.8%17.917.8More expensive: Draveil+0.8%
House rent €/m² per month, utilities includedMore expensive: Draveil+5%16.315.5More expensive: Draveil+5%
Homeowner householdsMore homeowners: Draveil+20 pts58.2%37.8%More homeowners: Draveil+20 pts
Share of housesMore houses: Draveil+37 pts51.1%14.5%More houses: Draveil+37 pts
Social housing (SRU law) share of primary residencesMore social housing: Évry-Courcouronnes+28 pts28.5%56.6%More social housing: Évry-Courcouronnes+28 pts
Second homesMore second homes: Évry-Courcouronnes+0.9 pt1.1%2.1%More second homes: Évry-Courcouronnes+0.9 pt
Vacant homesMore vacant homes: Évry-Courcouronnes+1.3 pt4.5%5.8%More vacant homes: Évry-Courcouronnes+1.3 pt
Property tax (combined rate)Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes+4.4 pts42.43%46.85%Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes+4.4 pts

Sources: DGFiP (DVF), Ministry of Housing (rent map), INSEE, census, Ministry for the Ecological Transition (SRU), DGFiP, local taxation

Income and jobs

Residents’ income and jobs

Income and jobs: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Median standard of living €/yearHigher: Draveil+39%29,12021,020Higher: Draveil+39%
Poverty rateHigher: Évry-Courcouronnes+15 pts13.6%28.6%Higher: Évry-Courcouronnes+15 pts
Average taxable income per householdHigher: Draveil+63%€36,852€22,599Higher: Draveil+63%
Households paying income taxMore taxpaying households: Draveil+20 pts56%36%More taxpaying households: Draveil+20 pts
Activity rate (ages 15-64)Higher: Draveil+3.4 pts75.1%71.7%Higher: Draveil+3.4 pts
Unemployment rate (census)Higher: Évry-Courcouronnes+6.3 pts10.3%16.6%Higher: Évry-Courcouronnes+6.3 pts

Sources: INSEE, Filosofi, DGFiP, income tax, INSEE, census

Local life

Town hall and fiber internet

Local life: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
MayorAnne-Marie Jourdanneau-FortStéphane Beaudet
Political label of the mayor’s list (2026 local elections)Les Républicainsmiscellaneous centre
Premises with fiberBetter covered: Draveil+3.7 pts100%96%Better covered: Draveil+3.7 pts

Sources: Ministry of the Interior, register of elected officials, Ministry of the Interior, Arcep

Shops and facilities

Shops, leisure and transportation

Shops and facilities: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Shops per 10,000 inhab.More shops per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+21%35.6108 in total43.1290 in totalMore shops per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+21%
Food shops per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Draveil+4%15.246 in total14.698 in totalMore per capita: Draveil+4%
Restaurants per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+39%22.167 in total30.8207 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+39%
Sports facilities per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+20%14.243 in total16.9114 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+20%
Cultural venues per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+24%1.34 in total1.611 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+24%
Hotels per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes3.2 times as high0.31 in total1.07 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes3.2 times as high
Passenger train stationsMore stations: Évry-Courcouronnes+303More stations: Évry-Courcouronnes+3

Number of facilities per 10,000 inhabitants (total count in small print). Source: INSEE, facilities database (BPE)

Health

Health care

Health: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Access to general practitioners visits/inhab./year localized potential accessibilityBetter access: Évry-Courcouronnes+21%2.42.8Better access: Évry-Courcouronnes+21%
General practitioners per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes3.1 times as high2.68 in total8.255 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes3.1 times as high
Medical specialists per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes2.8 times as high9.629 in total26.8180 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes2.8 times as high
Dentists per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Draveil2.9 times as high5.617 in total1.913 in totalMore per capita: Draveil2.9 times as high
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhab.More per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+22%2.37 in total2.819 in totalMore per capita: Évry-Courcouronnes+22%
HospitalsTie33Tie

Practitioners and facilities per 10,000 inhabitants (total count in small print); access to doctors includes those in neighboring communes. Sources: Ministry of Health (DREES), APL, INSEE, facilities database (BPE), Ministry of Health (Finess)

Education

Schools and colleges

Education: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Primary schoolsMore schools: Évry-Courcouronnes+331346More schools: Évry-Courcouronnes+33
Middle schoolsMore middle schools: Évry-Courcouronnes+448More middle schools: Évry-Courcouronnes+4
High schoolsMore high schools: Évry-Courcouronnes+516More high schools: Évry-Courcouronnes+5
Higher education institutions and programsMore facilities: Évry-Courcouronnes+33134More facilities: Évry-Courcouronnes+33

Sources: Ministry of Education, INSEE, facilities database (BPE)

Recorded crime

Offenses recorded by the police

Recorded crime: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Home burglaries per 1,000 homesHigher rate: Draveil2.3 times as high8.33.7Higher rate: Draveil2.3 times as high
Non-violent thefts per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes2.4 times as high6.314.9Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes2.4 times as high
Physical violence outside the family per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes+88%2.95.4Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes+88%
Vehicle thefts per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Draveil+16%2.42.0Higher rate: Draveil+16%
Vandalism and property damage per 1,000 inhab.Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes+36%7.710.5Higher rate: Évry-Courcouronnes+36%

Offenses recorded in the commune by the police and gendarmerie, per 1,000 inhabitants (per 1,000 homes for burglaries); this is not the actual crime level. Rates for the latest published year. Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI)

Climate

Temperature, sunshine and rain

Climate: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Average temperatureWarmer: Draveil+0.2 °C12.1°C11.9°CWarmer: Draveil+0.2 °C
Sunshine h/yearTie1,8311,831Tie
Rainfall mm/yearWetter: Évry-Courcouronnes+1%622629Wetter: Évry-Courcouronnes+1%
Rainy days days/year at least 1 mmMore rainy days: Évry-Courcouronnes+1 days/year109110More rainy days: Évry-Courcouronnes+1 days/year
Frost days days/yearMore frost days: Évry-Courcouronnes+8 days/year3644More frost days: Évry-Courcouronnes+8 days/year
Very hot days days/year 30 °C or moreMore hot days: Évry-Courcouronnes+1 days/year1314More hot days: Évry-Courcouronnes+1 days/year

Climate normals from the reference Météo-France station of each commune. Source: Météo-France, climate normals

Natural hazards

Natural disasters and prevention

Natural hazards: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Natural disasters declared since 1982More declarations: Draveil+52419More declarations: Draveil+5
Natural hazard prevention plansTie11Tie
Radon potentialSameLowLowSame

Sources: Géorisques (GASPAR), IRSN

Land

Area, terrain and administrative areas

Land: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes compared
CriterionDraveilÉvry-CourcouronnesDifference
Area km²Larger: Draveil+24%15.812.7Larger: Draveil+24%
Town hall elevationHigher: Évry-Courcouronnes+30 m53 m82 mHigher: Évry-Courcouronnes+30 m
Coastal communeSameNoNoSame
Density grid (INSEE)SameLarge urban centreLarge urban centreSame
DepartmentSameEssonne (91)Essonne (91)Same
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de SeineCommunauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
Urban unitSameParisParisSame
Functional areaSameParisParisSame

Sources: IGN, IGN, elevation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Loi Littoral, INSEE, density grid, INSEE, COG, INSEE, geographic classifications

Summary

Draveil vs Évry-Courcouronnes at a glance

Summary table: Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes
CriterionDraveilÉvry-Courcouronnes
Population inhab.30,32367,272
Change over 10 years+4.9%+0.3%
Density per km²1,9255,297
Median apartment price €/m²3,0502,330
Median house price €/m²3,7492,884
Apartment rent €/m²17.917.8
Property tax (combined rate)42.43%46.85%
Median standard of living €/year29,12021,020
Unemployment rate (census)10.3%16.6%
Premises with fiber100%96%
Access to general practitioners visits/inhab./year2.42.8
Home burglaries per 1,000 homes8.33.7
Average temperature12.1°C11.9°C
Sunshine h/year1,8311,831
Area km²15.812.7

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FAQ

Draveil vs Évry-Courcouronnes: your questions

Which is the larger city, Draveil or Évry-Courcouronnes?

By population, Évry-Courcouronnes: 67,272 inhabitants versus 30,323 for Draveil (official population figures in force on January 1, 2026). Évry-Courcouronnes is the 80th largest city in France, Draveil the 289th. By area, Draveil is the larger (15.8 km²).

How far is Draveil from Évry-Courcouronnes?

Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes are 5.5 km apart as the crow flies, between the centers of the two communes, in the same department (Essonne).

Where is real estate more expensive, in Draveil or Évry-Courcouronnes?

To buy an apartment, Draveil is more expensive: €3,050 per m² (median price), versus €2,330 in Évry-Courcouronnes (+31%). Median prices of sales over the last five years (DGFiP, DVF).

Where is the standard of living higher, in Draveil or Évry-Courcouronnes?

In Draveil, half of the residents have a standard of living above €29,120 a year, versus €21,020 in Évry-Courcouronnes (disposable income per consumption unit, INSEE).

Are Draveil and Évry-Courcouronnes in the same department?

Yes: both towns are in Essonne (91), in the Île-de-France region.

Official population figures in force on January 1, 2026. Source: INSEE, official population figures

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