Palaiseau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Palaiseau (INSEE 91477) is in Essonne (91), part of CA Communauté Paris-Saclay. Population 37,471 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 75.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 610 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.05 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.03 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN RUSTIQUE · SOCIETE TOUCHET · LE FOURNIL DE LA BASILIQUE · SAS BOULAY · DE NEUVILLE CHOCOLAT FRANCAIS). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU MARCHE / MAISON MONCOUYOUX · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · Y.P GASTRONOMIE PALAISEAU · ETS JEANNEY). [3,4]
14 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ATLAS SARL · COLDIS · NATURESTLA). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY · ALTER DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (MAREE ET PECHE). [3,4]
65 × Restaurant (RESTECO-ONERA PALAISEAU · DE JESUS SANTOS MORGANE · FERREIRA DOS SANTOS ALVARO · LE CHICHRANE · LA VALLEE DE LA CERE). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (L'ARDENAY · LE SAINT GEORGES · LE BALTO · SHAMROCK KFE · MALCATA). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE MONTESSORI EVOLUTIVE PALAISEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ ETIENNE TAILHAN · ECOL MATE FREDERIC JOLIOT-CURI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB L'EPINE MONTAIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI EVOLUTIVE PALAISEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ETIENNE TAILHAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANNE FRANK). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE CHARLES PEGUY · COLLEGE JOSEPH BARA · COLLEGE CESAR FRANCK · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT MARTIN). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN TESSIER, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE KLEIN, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC DUMOND, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE DEKINDT, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANIE LAM, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SARRAZIN · SELARL PHARMACIE FILLERON · SELARL PHARMACIE VOITUS ET DUDART · PHARMACIE GUESSOUM · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE - PALAISEAU). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (PALAISEAU ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU GEORGE SAND · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU LE PILEU · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU LOZERE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU HAUTES-GARENNES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEPAL). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (POLYTECHNIQUE PALAISEAU · GYMNASE GEORGES CASTAING · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JACQUES ALLAIN · GYMNASE JESSE OWENS · GYMNASE CHRISTIAN CABROL). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
24 × Hairdresser (ELEGANCE COIFFURE · MAHDAOUI ADEL COIFFEUR · IREMCOIFF). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (NOVOTEL MASSY PALAISEAU · LA CABANE - LE MOULIN DE LILY - WHAKANGA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | AU PAIN RUSTIQUE · SOCIETE TOUCHET · LE FOURNIL DE LA BASILIQUE · SAS BOULAY · DE NEUVILLE CHOCOLAT FRANCAIS | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE DU MARCHE / MAISON MONCOUYOUX · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · Y.P GASTRONOMIE PALAISEAU · ETS JEANNEY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 14 | ATLAS SARL · COLDIS · NATURESTLA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CARREFOUR CITY · ALTER DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | MAREE ET PECHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 65 | RESTECO-ONERA PALAISEAU · DE JESUS SANTOS MORGANE · FERREIRA DOS SANTOS ALVARO · LE CHICHRANE · LA VALLEE DE LA CERE | INSEE BPE 65 / INSEE SIRENE 130 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | L'ARDENAY · LE SAINT GEORGES · LE BALTO · SHAMROCK KFE · MALCATA | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE MONTESSORI EVOLUTIVE PALAISEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ ETIENNE TAILHAN · ECOL MATE FREDERIC JOLIOT-CURI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB L'EPINE MONTAIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI EVOLUTIVE PALAISEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ETIENNE TAILHAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANNE FRANK | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE CHARLES PEGUY · COLLEGE JOSEPH BARA · COLLEGE CESAR FRANCK · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | ALAIN TESSIER, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE KLEIN, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC DUMOND, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE DEKINDT, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANIE LAM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE SARRAZIN · SELARL PHARMACIE FILLERON · SELARL PHARMACIE VOITUS ET DUDART · PHARMACIE GUESSOUM · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE - PALAISEAU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | PALAISEAU ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU GEORGE SAND · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU LE PILEU · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU LOZERE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PALAISEAU HAUTES-GARENNES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | POLYTECHNIQUE PALAISEAU · GYMNASE GEORGES CASTAING · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JACQUES ALLAIN · GYMNASE JESSE OWENS · GYMNASE CHRISTIAN CABROL | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 24 | ELEGANCE COIFFURE · MAHDAOUI ADEL COIFFEUR · IREMCOIFF | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | NOVOTEL MASSY PALAISEAU · LA CABANE - LE MOULIN DE LILY - WHAKANGA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 30,268 (2012) → 37,471 (2023): 23.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 28,395 (1990) → 37,471 (2023): 32 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 20,151, of which 5.4 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Palaiseau): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Palaiseau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Palaiseau): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Palaiseau): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Palaiseau): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GOMETZ-LE-CHAT. weather station, 9.1 km away at 159 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [11]
The village sits 73 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-BACLE2, 9.8 km away at 161 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 75 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 690 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EPINAY-SUR-ORGE, 7.5 km away at 51 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 — 91477/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/474bbf1d-4ee3-3995-b536-9f8f7fe913c0— “Marché de Palaiseau - Lozère”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/83318e25-10cb-3354-b4b2-988cc2b4e848— “Marché de Palaiseau - Centre-ville”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91477/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91477/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91477/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91477
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annemasse | 74 | 410 km SE | 37,628 | 83.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chartres | 28 | 63 km SW | 38,324 | 79.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 10 km N | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 8.3 km SE | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Échirolles | 38 | 476 km SE | 37,491 | 77.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 38 | 474 km SE | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 8.3 km SE | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 10 km N | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chartres | 28 | 63 km SW | 38,324 | 79.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annemasse | 74 | 410 km SE | 37,628 | 83.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 38 | 474 km SE | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échirolles | 38 | 476 km SE | 37,491 | 77.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · 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 Palaiseau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartres | 28 | 63 km SW | 38,324 | 79.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 10 km N | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 8.3 km SE | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Franconville | 95 | 30 km N | 37,754 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romainville | 93 | 24 km NE | 37,152 | 78.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Athis-Mons | 91 | 11 km E | 36,613 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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