2026 ranking · births per 1,000 inhabitants

The towns in Île-de-France with the highest birth rate

Q: Which town in Île-de-France has the highest birth rate?

Coubert (Seine-et-Marne) has the highest birth rate in Île-de-France: 24.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

Coubert (Seine-et-Marne) has the highest birth rate in Île-de-France: 24.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Brou-sur-Chantereine (Seine-et-Marne, 20.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants) and Bezons (Val-d'Oise, 19.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

557 towns ranked out of 1,266

Coubert, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

Photos: © Didier Duforest, CC BY-SA 4.0

This ranking covers 557 of the 1,266 towns in Île-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Bailly (Yvelines) comes last with 3.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest birth rates in Île-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Births per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Coubert	Seine-et-Marne (77)	24.3	2,019
2	Brou-sur-Chantereine	Seine-et-Marne (77)	20.1	5,228
3	Bezons	Val-d'Oise (95)	19.1	36,551
4	Dugny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	19.0	11,728
5	Melun	Seine-et-Marne (77)	18.9	46,211
6	Saint-Cyr-l'École	Yvelines (78)	18.8	21,838
7	Coupvray	Seine-et-Marne (77)	18.7	3,099
8	Villejust	Essonne (91)	18.6	2,577
9	Carrières-sous-Poissy	Yvelines (78)	18.4	20,950
10	Fontenay-en-Parisis	Val-d'Oise (95)	18.4	2,233
11	Rosny-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	18.3	47,368
12	Dammarie-les-Lys	Seine-et-Marne (77)	18.3	23,673
13	Linas	Essonne (91)	18.3	8,047
14	Vaujours	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	18.2	8,040
15	Vémars	Val-d'Oise (95)	18.1	3,144
16	Le Blanc-Mesnil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	18.1	62,547
17	Bruyères-le-Châtel	Essonne (91)	18.0	3,835
18	Bondy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	18.0	50,762
19	Lizy-sur-Ourcq	Seine-et-Marne (77)	17.8	3,646
20	Bondoufle	Essonne (91)	17.6	10,868
21	Corbeil-Essonnes	Essonne (91)	17.5	54,730
22	Villiers-le-Bel	Val-d'Oise (95)	17.3	30,195
23	Cergy	Val-d'Oise (95)	17.2	71,250
24	Survilliers	Val-d'Oise (95)	17.2	4,131
25	Livry-Gargan	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	17.1	47,453
26	Gagny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	17.0	42,524
27	Trappes	Yvelines (78)	16.9	34,788
28	Poissy	Yvelines (78)	16.9	41,274
29	Villiers-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	16.8	33,313
30	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	16.6	53,747
31	Juvisy-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	16.6	19,375
32	Persan	Val-d'Oise (95)	16.5	14,395
33	Les Pavillons-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	16.4	25,875
34	Porcheville	Yvelines (78)	16.3	3,440
35	Le Bourget	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	16.2	15,970
36	Villepinte	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	16.2	41,579
37	Meaux	Seine-et-Marne (77)	16.2	57,360
38	Gonesse	Val-d'Oise (95)	16.1	27,794
39	Montlhéry	Essonne (91)	16.0	9,987
40	Ormoy	Essonne (91)	16.0	3,249
41	Argenteuil	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.8	106,546
42	Massy	Essonne (91)	15.8	52,023
43	Drancy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	15.8	72,583
44	Évry-Courcouronnes	Essonne (91)	15.7	67,272
45	Épône	Yvelines (78)	15.6	7,093
46	Chennevières-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	15.5	18,815
47	Asnières-sur-Seine	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	15.5	94,562
48	Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.4	15,133
49	Achères	Yvelines (78)	15.4	22,367
50	Montmagny	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.4	15,159
51	Mantes-la-Ville	Yvelines (78)	15.3	22,504
52	Sannois	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.3	27,266
53	Sarcelles	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.2	59,385
54	Franconville	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.2	37,896
55	Noisy-le-Sec	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	15.2	45,634
56	Ris-Orangis	Essonne (91)	15.2	31,332
57	Pontoise	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.2	32,475
58	Louvres	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.2	12,606
59	Athis-Mons	Essonne (91)	15.1	36,899
60	Ballainvilliers	Essonne (91)	15.1	4,952
61	Grisy-Suisnes	Seine-et-Marne (77)	15.1	2,973
62	Montfermeil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	15.1	28,825
63	Clichy	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	15.1	64,658
64	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.1	25,699
65	Grigny	Essonne (91)	15.1	26,888
66	Limay	Yvelines (78)	15.0	18,010
67	Rungis	Val-de-Marne (94)	15.0	5,662
68	Goussainville	Val-d'Oise (95)	15.0	31,413
69	Villabé	Essonne (91)	15.0	5,874
70	Vert-le-Petit	Essonne (91)	15.0	2,739
71	Villeparisis	Seine-et-Marne (77)	15.0	27,070
72	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges	Val-de-Marne (94)	14.9	36,319
73	Le Mée-sur-Seine	Seine-et-Marne (77)	14.9	19,658
74	Arpajon	Essonne (91)	14.8	11,800
75	Romainville	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	14.7	37,224
76	Vigneux-sur-Seine	Essonne (91)	14.6	31,607
77	Sartrouville	Yvelines (78)	14.6	53,154
78	Épinay-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	14.5	10,811
79	Bonnières-sur-Seine	Yvelines (78)	14.5	5,101
80	Limeil-Brévannes	Val-de-Marne (94)	14.4	27,512
81	Lieusaint	Seine-et-Marne (77)	14.4	14,099
82	Leuville-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	14.4	4,313
83	Deuil-la-Barre	Val-d'Oise (95)	14.3	23,287
84	Noisy-le-Grand	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	14.3	73,408
85	Longjumeau	Essonne (91)	14.2	22,131
86	Moissy-Cramayel	Seine-et-Marne (77)	14.2	18,630
87	Saint-Witz	Val-d'Oise (95)	14.2	2,820
88	Bagneux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	14.1	44,744
89	Les Ulis	Essonne (91)	14.0	25,986
90	Bussy-Saint-Georges	Seine-et-Marne (77)	14.0	27,798
91	Cormeilles-en-Parisis	Val-d'Oise (95)	14.0	27,522
92	Boissy-Saint-Léger	Val-de-Marne (94)	13.9	17,369
93	Montigny-lès-Cormeilles	Val-d'Oise (95)	13.8	22,555
94	Mantes-la-Jolie	Yvelines (78)	13.8	43,683
95	Chilly-Mazarin	Essonne (91)	13.8	20,539
96	Saint-Denis	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	13.7	149,936
97	Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	13.7	21,901
98	Beautheil-Saints	Seine-et-Marne (77)	13.7	2,124
99	Boussy-Saint-Antoine	Essonne (91)	13.6	8,153
100	Gretz-Armainvilliers	Seine-et-Marne (77)	13.6	8,890

Source: INSEE, civil registration (births by place of residence); official population figures; births in the latest year published, by mother’s place of residence, per 1,000 inhabitants (official total population), towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest birth rates in Île-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Île-de-France has the highest birth rate?

Coubert (Seine-et-Marne) has the highest birth rate in Île-de-France: 24.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Île-de-France with the highest birth rate?

In order: Coubert (24.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Brou-sur-Chantereine (20.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Bezons (19.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Dugny (19.0 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Melun (18.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Cyr-l'École (18.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Coupvray (18.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Villejust (18.6 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Carrières-sous-Poissy (18.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants), and Fontenay-en-Parisis (18.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Île-de-France are ranked?

557 out of 1,266. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

How is this figure calculated?

It is the number of live births in the latest year published by INSEE, counted in the mother’s commune of residence (not where the maternity ward is), divided by the commune’s official total population. This ratio is close to the INSEE birth rate, which uses the average population over the year. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.