FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Essonne›Île-de-France

Saint-Cyr-la-RivièreEssonne

With 466 residents, it is a town in Essonne, Île-de-France.

Is Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière out for now.

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière’s story

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière in pictures

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1965First protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière has fewer young adults than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

Just over two in five adults hold a degree, above Essonne’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

46.7median age
Saint-Cyr-la-RivièreEssonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière
Saint-Cyr-la-RivièreEssonne medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–247.1%12%11%
25–4423%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+23%16%22%
No diploma8.9%15%19%
CAP or BEP24%20%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education41%39%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière has lower unemployment than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

Half of residents lived on more than €31,050 a year per consumption unit, above Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). The census found 14.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport13%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière, 0.2 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière is €15.89/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.

Houses accounted for 83% of sales, apartments for the rest. 12 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière from July 2023 to June 2026.

€15.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière€15.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Essonne median€17.41/m²
€15.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.30 to €18.97/m² a month)
€10.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Vélorail de la Juine - billetterie et accueil and 2 more in and around Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière

12pages on Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière

Landmarks

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Essonne →
Le MérévilloisÉtampesMorigny-ChampignyAngervilleÉtréchyMaisseLe MérévilloisÉtampesMorigny-ChampignyAngervilleÉtréchyMaisseSaint-Cyr-la-Rivière
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière466—————
Le Mérévillois3,4773.7BC+A−B
Étampes26,8575.7DC−CC+
Morigny-Champigny4,4126.7B+DA−B+
Angerville4,4287.3C−CB−C−
Étréchy6,9869.7B−CB+B−
Maisse2,79711—C+—B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière

Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France

Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière is a commune of 466 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

Population
466 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
91544

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.