This Val-de-Marne city is the least stressful in Île-de-France, according to a classification

It is a judiciously revealed classification on Blue Monday – Day considered the most depressing of the year. Monday January 20, 2025, Le Figaro has put online its list of 30 The least stressful cities of Île-de-France.

A “recognition”

“Sand of the 21st century”, stress is generated by many factors, such as the place of residence, recontextualizes the newspaper. And when you live in a region which concentrates 12 million inhabitants and where it can be very complicated to move and accommodate yourself, as much to say that the reasons for being in Cran are numerous. However, there are preserved cities of the din and daily pressure, and one that stands out particularly.

According to Le Figaroout of the 30 cities among the most populous in the region, it is Saint-Maur-des-Fossés which obtains the palm of the least stressful town-second place in the podium is occupied by Versailles, in the Yvelines, the third Place returns to Rueil-Malmaison, in Hauts-de-Seine.

This first place is synonymous with “the recognition of the work carried out by the city to offer a peaceful living environment in the Saint-Mauriens”, reacted on X the municipality of Val-de-Marnaise, directed since July 2024 by Pierre-Michel Delecroix. But what are the reasons for this plebiscite?

Located twenty-five minutes from the center of Paris en RER A, Saint-Maur enjoys this proximity to the capital, and a living environment that is both soothing and attractive. Which had already been highlighted just a year ago in the classification of the association of towns and villages where life is good.

At the end of the line, this Saint-Maurian who worked for a long time in the mayor's office confides: “I work today completely opposite, in the west of Paris, but I have never thought of moving. I'm so happy to go home. As soon as you left the station, you disconnect. Saint-Maur, it's my bubble. »»

The inhabitants who testified to the Figaro Confirm, speaking here of peaceability, there of human warmth. On a human scale -75,000 inhabitants -, the city is a peninsula surrounded by the last loop formed by the Marne. Enchanting framework assured.

Regularly, the city is cited in our selection of outings to be made in Val-de-Marne. There are many activities, such as initiatives. Not long ago, actu told you about the exceptional reopening of the old Water Factory in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, abandoned since 2016, as part of a Street Art festival, as we have the portrait of this entrepreneur who launched in The manufacture of natural wine.

*Methodology: Le Figaro has selected the 30 most populous cities in Île-de-France. Each municipality is classified compared to the others, out of a total of 19 various criteria, such as exposure to noise, safety, population density, the use of public transport …

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