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492 people live in this town in Essonne, Île-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Forêt-le-Roi falls below the line for grades. It skews young: 16% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing La Forêt-le-Roi does most differently from other towns.
La Forêt-le-Roi has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Forêt-le-Roi.
14% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, lower than Essonne’s towns (39%) and near compared French towns (30%). Half of La Forêt-le-Roi is older than 44.6, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Forêt-le-Roi | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Forêt-le-Roi has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in La Forêt-le-Roi, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 14.2% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.9%, lower than both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in La Forêt-le-Roi: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.86/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Forêt-le-Roi. Best known first.
La Forêt-le-Roi has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Forêt-le-Roi yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forêt-le-Roi | 492 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dourdan | 11,415 | 3.7 | C | C− | C | B− |
| Étampes | 26,857 | 6 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,132 | 6.2 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Étréchy | 6,986 | 6.7 | B− | C | B+ | B− |
| Morigny-Champigny | 4,412 | 7.1 | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines Yvelines | 5,875 | 8.1 | A− | C | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
La Forêt-le-Roi is a commune of 492 people in the Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH). TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.