Largest city in the Essonne department: the 2026 ranking
The 194 towns of the Essonne department (91) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Essonne department is Évry-Courcouronnes, with 67,272 inhabitants (ranked 80th in France by population). The largest town by area is Étampes (41 km²). The most densely populated is Juvisy-sur-Orge, with 8,650 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Chatignonville has only 72 inhabitants.
The Essonne department has 1,351,891 inhabitants over 1,804 km², a density of 749 inhabitants per km², 6.8 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 10.8% of the population of Île-de-France, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Île-de-France.
The 20 largest cities in the Essonne department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Évry-Courcouronnes | 67,272 | 13 | 5,297 | 80th |
| 2 | Corbeil-Essonnes | 54,730 | 11 | 4,971 | 116th |
| 3 | Massy | 52,023 | 9.4 | 5,517 | 128th |
| 4 | Savigny-sur-Orge | 37,876 | 7.0 | 5,434 | 213th |
| 5 | Palaiseau | 37,773 | 12 | 3,282 | 214th |
| 6 | Athis-Mons | 36,899 | 8.6 | 4,311 | 226th |
| 7 | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 35,744 | 9.3 | 3,856 | 238th |
| 8 | Vigneux-sur-Seine | 31,607 | 8.8 | 3,604 | 270th |
| 9 | Ris-Orangis | 31,332 | 8.7 | 3,597 | 277th |
| 10 | Viry-Châtillon | 31,012 | 6.1 | 5,109 | 280th |
| 11 | Draveil | 30,323 | 16 | 1,925 | 289th |
| 12 | Yerres | 28,176 | 9.8 | 2,863 | 314th |
| 13 | Étampes | 27,034 | 41 | 661 | 336th |
| 14 | Brétigny-sur-Orge | 27,000 | 15 | 1,854 | 337th |
| 15 | Grigny | 26,888 | 4.9 | 5,521 | 339th |
| 16 | Brunoy | 26,090 | 6.6 | 3,941 | 353rd |
| 17 | Les Ulis | 25,986 | 5.2 | 5,017 | 357th |
| 18 | Montgeron | 24,316 | 11 | 2,167 | 378th |
| 19 | Gif-sur-Yvette | 23,077 | 12 | 1,989 | 402nd |
| 20 | Longjumeau | 22,131 | 4.8 | 4,573 | 425th |
Largest towns by area in the Essonne department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Étampes | 27,034 | 41 | 661 | 1,964th |
| 2 | Milly-la-Forêt | 4,640 | 34 | 137 | 3,052nd |
| 3 | Le Mérévillois | 3,522 | 33 | 107 | 3,220th |
| 4 | Morigny-Champigny | 4,518 | 31 | 146 | 3,696th |
| 5 | Dourdan | 11,571 | 31 | 378 | 3,755th |
| 6 | Chalo-Saint-Mars | 1,070 | 29 | 37 | 4,266th |
| 7 | Angerville | 4,474 | 26 | 173 | 5,213th |
| 8 | Maisse | 2,839 | 22 | 132 | 7,149th |
| 9 | Bouville | 680 | 21 | 33 | 7,714th |
| 10 | Boissy-le-Sec | 706 | 19 | 37 | 8,636th |
Most densely populated towns in the Essonne department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juvisy-sur-Orge | 19,375 | 2.2 | 8,650 | 57th |
| 2 | Grigny | 26,888 | 4.9 | 5,521 | 119th |
| 3 | Massy | 52,023 | 9.4 | 5,517 | 120th |
| 4 | Savigny-sur-Orge | 37,876 | 7.0 | 5,434 | 125th |
| 5 | Évry-Courcouronnes | 67,272 | 13 | 5,297 | 130th |
| 6 | Viry-Châtillon | 31,012 | 6.1 | 5,109 | 136th |
| 7 | Les Ulis | 25,986 | 5.2 | 5,017 | 139th |
| 8 | Morsang-sur-Orge | 21,850 | 4.4 | 4,977 | 141st |
| 9 | Corbeil-Essonnes | 54,730 | 11 | 4,971 | 142nd |
| 10 | Arpajon | 11,800 | 2.4 | 4,917 | 145th |
All towns in the Essonne department (194)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Abbéville-la-Rivière (329)
- Angerville (4,474)
- Angervilliers (1,803)
- Arpajon (11,800)
- Arrancourt (120)
- Athis-Mons (36,899)
- Authon-la-Plaine (376)
- Auvernaux (336)
- Auvers-Saint-Georges (1,244)
- Avrainville (1,060)
- Ballainvilliers (4,952)
- Ballancourt-sur-Essonne (8,310)
- Baulne (1,464)
- Bièvres (4,750)
- Blandy (115)
- Boigneville (373)
- Bois-Herpin (82)
- Boissy-la-Rivière (559)
- Boissy-le-Cutté (1,343)
- Boissy-le-Sec (706)
- Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon (3,926)
- Bondoufle (10,868)
- Boullay-les-Troux (642)
- Bouray-sur-Juine (2,137)
- Boussy-Saint-Antoine (8,153)
- Boutervilliers (433)
- Boutigny-sur-Essonne (3,187)
- Bouville (680)
- Brétigny-sur-Orge (27,000)
- Breuillet (9,285)
- Breux-Jouy (1,300)
- Brières-les-Scellés (1,202)
- Briis-sous-Forges (3,394)
- Brouy (139)
- Brunoy (26,090)
- Bruyères-le-Châtel (3,835)
- Buno-Bonnevaux (532)
- Bures-sur-Yvette (9,757)
- Cerny (3,710)
- Chalo-Saint-Mars (1,070)
- Chalou-Moulineux (381)
- Chamarande (1,103)
- Champcueil (2,890)
- Champlan (2,636)
- Champmotteux (363)
- Chatignonville (72)
- Chauffour-lès-Étréchy (135)
- Cheptainville (2,231)
- Chevannes (1,574)
- Chilly-Mazarin (20,539)
- Congerville-Thionville (215)
- Corbeil-Essonnes (54,730)
- Corbreuse (1,668)
- Courances (360)
- Courdimanche-sur-Essonne (282)
- Courson-Monteloup (569)
- Crosne (9,672)
- D'Huison-Longueville (1,580)
- Dannemois (876)
- Dourdan (11,571)
- Draveil (30,323)
- Écharcon (724)
- Égly (7,223)
- Épinay-sous-Sénart (11,679)
- Épinay-sur-Orge (10,811)
- Étampes (27,034)
- Étiolles (3,205)
- Étréchy (7,047)
- Évry-Courcouronnes (67,272)
- Fleury-Mérogis (13,741)
- Fontaine-la-Rivière (193)
- Fontenay-le-Vicomte (1,621)
- Fontenay-lès-Briis (2,382)
- Forges-les-Bains (4,319)
- Gif-sur-Yvette (23,077)
- Gironville-sur-Essonne (775)
- Gometz-la-Ville (1,561)
- Gometz-le-Châtel (2,677)
- Grigny (26,888)
- Guibeville (929)
- Guigneville-sur-Essonne (913)
- Guillerval (816)
- Igny (11,150)
- Itteville (6,824)
- Janville-sur-Juine (2,087)
- Janvry (668)
- Juvisy-sur-Orge (19,375)
- La Ferté-Alais (3,781)
- La Forêt-le-Roi (503)
- La Forêt-Sainte-Croix (152)
- La Norville (4,315)
- La Ville-du-Bois (8,261)
- Lardy (5,634)
- Le Coudray-Montceaux (4,852)
- Le Mérévillois (3,522)
- Le Plessis-Pâté (4,199)
- Le Val-Saint-Germain (1,604)
- Les Granges-le-Roi (1,222)
- Les Molières (2,020)
- Les Ulis (25,986)
- Leudeville (1,577)
- Leuville-sur-Orge (4,313)
- Limours (6,648)
- Linas (8,047)
- Lisses (7,449)
- Longjumeau (22,131)
- Longpont-sur-Orge (6,565)
- Maisse (2,839)
- Marcoussis (8,747)
- Marolles-en-Beauce (240)
- Marolles-en-Hurepoix (5,758)
- Massy (52,023)
- Mauchamps (396)
- Mennecy (16,691)
- Mérobert (643)
- Mespuits (185)
- Milly-la-Forêt (4,640)
- Moigny-sur-École (1,324)
- Mondeville (737)
- Monnerville (383)
- Montgeron (24,316)
- Montlhéry (9,987)
- Morangis (14,196)
- Morigny-Champigny (4,518)
- Morsang-sur-Orge (21,850)
- Morsang-sur-Seine (602)
- Nainville-les-Roches (569)
- Nozay (4,563)
- Ollainville (5,530)
- Oncy-sur-École (1,067)
- Ormoy (3,249)
- Ormoy-la-Rivière (992)
- Orsay (16,869)
- Orveau (143)
- Palaiseau (37,773)
- Paray-Vieille-Poste (8,246)
- Pecqueuse (590)
- Plessis-Saint-Benoist (329)
- Prunay-sur-Essonne (326)
- Puiselet-le-Marais (266)
- Pussay (2,318)
- Quincy-sous-Sénart (9,534)
- Richarville (397)
- Ris-Orangis (31,332)
- Roinville (1,345)
- Roinvilliers (113)
- Saclas (1,835)
- Saclay (4,506)
- Saint-Aubin (684)
- Saint-Chéron (5,211)
- Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière (472)
- Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan (1,009)
- Saint-Escobille (470)
- Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (11,706)
- Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil (7,558)
- Saint-Hilaire (409)
- Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard (478)
- Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne (1,562)
- Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (21,901)
- Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (12,096)
- Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières (280)
- Saint-Vrain (3,127)
- Saint-Yon (933)
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (35,744)
- Saintry-sur-Seine (5,950)
- Saulx-les-Chartreux (6,791)
- Savigny-sur-Orge (37,876)
- Sermaise (1,647)
- Soisy-sur-École (1,192)
- Soisy-sur-Seine (7,508)
- Souzy-la-Briche (512)
- Tigery (4,413)
- Torfou (301)
- Valpuiseaux (631)
- Varennes-Jarcy (2,503)
- Vaugrigneuse (1,492)
- Vauhallan (1,983)
- Vayres-sur-Essonne (1,027)
- Verrières-le-Buisson (15,316)
- Vert-le-Grand (2,473)
- Vert-le-Petit (2,739)
- Videlles (591)
- Vigneux-sur-Seine (31,607)
- Villabé (5,874)
- Villebon-sur-Yvette (10,500)
- Villeconin (778)
- Villejust (2,577)
- Villemoisson-sur-Orge (7,406)
- Villeneuve-sur-Auvers (600)
- Villiers-le-Bâcle (1,052)
- Villiers-sur-Orge (4,576)
- Viry-Châtillon (31,012)
- Wissous (7,204)
- Yerres (28,176)
Other departments in Île-de-France
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.