Living in Paris 6e Arrondissement
75 · the Paris region (Île-de-France) · 40,389 residents
Paris 6e Arrondissement is a town, with a lively cultural scene and well served by local shops — but expensive and with a higher recorded-crime rate measured against residents alone.
774th of 918 mid-sized towns in France
About 19 min to central Paris by public transport (door to door, typical weekday morning), 14 min by car.
See the full Paris 6e Arrondissement page, every figure and benchmark (in French) →
Paris 6e Arrondissement in figures
| Flat price | 14,273 €/m² (median) |
|---|---|
| Safety | less safe than 100% of all French towns |
| Brevet exam (avg. written score) | 12.1/20 |
| Main station | Saint-Sulpice |
| Property tax (taxe foncière) | 20.5 % |
Frequently asked questions
Is Paris 6e Arrondissement a safe place to live?
Paris 6e Arrondissement records 12.4 home burglaries per 1,000 main residences per year and 95.8 street offences per 1,000 estimated present residents (French Ministry of the Interior / SSMSI). These two measures make up Icioola’s safety score, weighted 65% and 35%, making it less safe than 100% of all French towns. The street-offence denominator is an ESTIMATE (residents + 0.4 × tourist beds + 0.2 × second homes): the score inherits that, and we say so rather than choose between an incomplete measure and an approximate one.
How much does property cost in Paris 6e Arrondissement?
The median flat price in Paris 6e Arrondissement is 14,273 €/m² (from DVF, France’s official record of actual sale prices). Indicative figure — not financial or property advice.
Are the schools in Paris 6e Arrondissement good?
State middle schools (collèges) in Paris 6e Arrondissement average 12.1/20 in the written brevet exam (French Ministry of Education, 2025 (annuaire, live) ; DNB : session la plus récente disponible par établissement (2023-2025 selon dépt)) — a score out of 20, not a pass rate. In France, your child’s state school is assigned by home address (the carte scolaire), so check the exact catchment for a given street.
Nearby towns
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A few French terms, explained
Price per m² (DVF)
French property is priced per square metre. DVF is the government’s open dataset of actual recorded sale prices, so these are real transactions, not asking prices.
School catchment (carte scolaire)
State primary and middle schools are assigned by home address, not chosen freely. Your street determines the school. Private schools are not bound by the catchment map.
Property tax (taxe foncière)
An annual local tax paid by property owners, set as a rate by each town — a real difference in running costs between otherwise similar communes.
Brevet & bac
The brevet is the exam at the end of middle school (age ~15); the bac is the end-of-high-school exam (age ~18). Pass and distinction rates are common quality proxies.
Compared to similar-sized towns
The public quality-of-life score and the thematic rankings compare a commune to others of its own size — a village against villages, a city against cities. Your own ranking, and the percentiles shown on a commune page, compare against the whole of France (since 1 September 2026).
Icioola ranks French communes by your life — budget, household, commute — always compared to towns of a similar size. The interactive tool is currently in French. Data under France’s Open Licence / ODbL (DVF, SSMSI, Ministry of Education, IGN, ARCEP, DGFiP…), with dated sources shown in the app. No personal data, no account required.