Gif-sur-Yvette
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gif-sur-Yvette (INSEE 91272) is in Essonne (91), part of CA Communauté Paris-Saclay. Population 22,544 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 62.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 1,053 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.55 | 25 | 13.63 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.79 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GOURMANDISES ET BEAUX OBJETS · BOULANGERIE LEFLOUR · BOULANGERIE LABORIE · PAINS ET COMPAGNIE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHEVRY II · BOUCHERIE DE LA MAIRIE · LH 2). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER GIFFOIS · FRANPRIX · LA MIAM LOCALE · LE BOCAL A VRAC · GIF MINI MARCHE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · CHEVRYDIS). [3,4]
34 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE LA RUCHE · LE CANAPE · SANTA MONICA · PIMM · TOKYORAMA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar. [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE L'ABBAYE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES SABLONS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES NEUVERIES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA PLAINE). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE JARDIN DES CAPUCINES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PLAINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ABBAYE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HAMEAU BELLEVILLE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JULIETTE ADAM · COLLEGE LES GOUSSONS). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-SOPHIE BOURROUSSE, MÉDECIN · CAROLE JARDY GENTON, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC LEFORT, MÉDECIN · HENRI MAAS, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LE FUR, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GUICHET-CHIEREGATO · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PARC · SELAS PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DU LAVOIR · PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (GIF SUR YVETTE LPR LE COUPIERES RP · GIF SUR YVETTE CHEVRY LPAC AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GIF-SUR-YVETTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CENTRAL). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS MICHEL PELCHAT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MOULON · LES SABLONS · GYMNASE DES GOUSSONS · GYMNASE DE LA FEUILLARDE). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (JENNIF'HAIR · DIMINUTIF · W.H.L · GIF COIF). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (B&B HOTELS · HOTEL LE VILLAGE · CAMPANILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | GOURMANDISES ET BEAUX OBJETS · BOULANGERIE LEFLOUR · BOULANGERIE LABORIE · PAINS ET COMPAGNIE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE CHEVRY II · BOUCHERIE DE LA MAIRIE · LH 2 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | LE PANIER GIFFOIS · FRANPRIX · LA MIAM LOCALE · LE BOCAL A VRAC · GIF MINI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · CHEVRYDIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 34 | BRASSERIE LA RUCHE · LE CANAPE · SANTA MONICA · PIMM · TOKYORAMA | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE L'ABBAYE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES SABLONS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES NEUVERIES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA PLAINE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE JARDIN DES CAPUCINES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PLAINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ABBAYE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HAMEAU BELLEVILLE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JULIETTE ADAM · COLLEGE LES GOUSSONS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | ANNE-SOPHIE BOURROUSSE, MÉDECIN · CAROLE JARDY GENTON, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC LEFORT, MÉDECIN · HENRI MAAS, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LE FUR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE GUICHET-CHIEREGATO · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PARC · SELAS PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DU LAVOIR · PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | GIF SUR YVETTE LPR LE COUPIERES RP · GIF SUR YVETTE CHEVRY LPAC AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GIF-SUR-YVETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CENTRAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | PARC DES SPORTS MICHEL PELCHAT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MOULON · LES SABLONS · GYMNASE DES GOUSSONS · GYMNASE DE LA FEUILLARDE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | JENNIF'HAIR · DIMINUTIF · W.H.L · GIF COIF | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | B&B HOTELS · HOTEL LE VILLAGE · CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 20,346 (2012) → 22,544 (2023): 10.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 19,754 (1990) → 22,544 (2023): 14.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,632, of which 3.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gif-sur-Yvette): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Gif-sur-Yvette): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Gif-sur-Yvette): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Gif-sur-Yvette): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gif-sur-Yvette): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GOMETZ-LE-CHAT. weather station, 2.8 km away at 159 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [11]
The village sits 91 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLIERS-LE-BAC, 3.6 km away at 147 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GOMETZ-LE-CHAT., 2.8 km away at 159 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91272/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b5be49b0-8e4d-39dc-9d44-4a9df438270a— “Marché de Gif-Sur-Yvette - Chevry”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2022-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c80eaf7a-3763-3d93-ac4a-c1544171fcbb— “Marché de Gif-Sur-Yvette - Parc”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91272/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91272/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91272/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91272
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcueil | 94 | 19 km NE | 22,200 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-Laffitte | 78 | 27 km N | 23,093 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sèvres | 92 | 15 km NE | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torcy | 77 | 41 km NE | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 383 km SE | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loos | 59 | 222 km N | 22,567 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sèvres | 92 | 15 km NE | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcueil | 94 | 19 km NE | 22,200 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-Laffitte | 78 | 27 km N | 23,093 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy | 77 | 41 km NE | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loos | 59 | 222 km N | 22,567 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 383 km SE | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Gif-sur-Yvette's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcueil | 94 | 19 km NE | 22,200 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sèvres | 92 | 15 km NE | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torcy | 77 | 41 km NE | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-Plaisance | 93 | 33 km NE | 21,941 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmorency | 95 | 35 km NE | 21,763 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Cormeilles | 95 | 32 km N | 22,457 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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