Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan has none.
Château de Bandeville · Classé · Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan’s story
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.
27% 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 Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan.
History
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan keeps more of its old housing than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Ferme des Tourelles. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 48% of adults
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, higher than Essonne’s towns (16%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. The median resident of Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan is 49.1 years old.
49.1median age
Saint-Cyr-sous-DourdanEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,540 a year per consumption unit
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how just over one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan: 150, for 500 residents in work (0.3 each).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan, 0.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan is €16.09/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.
The middle sale price: €2,950/m², between Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 35 homes were sold in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan.
€2,950/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan€2,950/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,020/m²
34
€16.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.61 to €19.02/m² a month)
€14.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan is a commune of 982 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
982 (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.