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Home to 148 people, this town lies in Essonne, Île-de-France.
There are no grades for La Forêt-Sainte-Croix: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing La Forêt-Sainte-Croix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Forêt-Sainte-Croix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Farcheville, in Bouville, 3.8 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Forêt-Sainte-Croix.
Graduates make up 31% of adults. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, higher than Essonne’s towns (16%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Forêt-Sainte-Croix | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,840 a year per consumption unit, about level with Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in La Forêt-Sainte-Croix, for 50 working residents (0.4 per worker). 10.5% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
La Forêt-Sainte-Croix recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €12.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Forêt-Sainte-Croix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Forêt-Sainte-Croix 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-Sainte-Croix | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morigny-Champigny | 4,412 | 4.6 | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
| Étampes | 26,857 | 4.8 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Maisse | 2,797 | 7.2 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Étréchy | 6,986 | 7.5 | B− | C | B+ | B− |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 3,146 | 7.7 | — | C | — | D |
| Cerny | 3,531 | 7.9 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
La Forêt-Sainte-Croix is a commune of 148 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne. 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 November 4, 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.