Saint-Chéron grades C+ overall: better than 36% of compared French towns, and #54 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,079/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH). Its strongest is walkability (A): 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Chéron with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Chéron.
Schools
Schools around Saint-Chéron do less well than those of 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Chéron, about level with Essonne’s towns (81.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 5.9 mi away. For exam results, it comes #90 of 94 in Essonne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Saint-Chéron works better than 86% of compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,260 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 23.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Saint-Chéron counts 0.3 jobs (800 jobs, 2,400 workers). Of those in the labour force, 7.8% are unemployed.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Public transport19%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
800
jobs based in Saint-Chéron, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Saint-Chéron costs an estimated advertised €16.45/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Saint-Chéron goes for €2,996/m², an apartment for €3,260/m². Behind the median of €3,079/m²: 174 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 75% were houses.
€3,079/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Chéron€3,079/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,996/m²
130
Apartments
€3,260/m²
44
€16.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.63 to €19.86/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 18% of residents are 65 or over
Nearly a fifth of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, lower than Essonne’s towns (12%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
41.6median age
Saint-ChéronEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Chéron sees 84 deaths per 100 expected, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 313 residents of Saint-Chéron died, against 374 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. In Essonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Chéron · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan Etampes site Dourdan
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Chéron: 13% were built before 1919, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Chéron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-Chéron is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
All told, Saint-Chéron had 112 recorded offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.6 violent offenses and 10.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Family violence25
Other physical violence22
Burglary12
Vehicle theft10
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud29
Theft without violence27
Drug use16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
112
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Chéron
Is Saint-Chéron safe?
It grades B for safety, #24 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Chéron good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #90 of 94 in Essonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Chéron expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,079/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Chéron grades C− for cost of living.
About Saint-Chéron
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Saint-Chéron is a commune of 5,132 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
Population
5,132 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Dourdannais en Hurepoix (CCDH)
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.
