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Saint-Cyr-sous-DourdanEssonne

The town has 982 residents and lies in Essonne, Île-de-France.

Is Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan has none.

Château de Bandeville
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.

  • 1966First protected: Église Saint-Cyr
  • 1975Most recently protected: Ferme des Tourelles
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Nearby attractions

Château de Bandeville and 13 more in and around Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

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.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1966
first monument protected

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

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

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan
Saint-Cyr-sous-DourdanEssonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%20%17%
15–249.4%12%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+20%16%22%
No diploma12%15%19%
CAP or BEP20%20%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education48%39%30%

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
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.2 mi away.

89.1%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan89.1%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Émile AuvrayNearest collègeCollègeCollège10881%−6 pts
Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8899%+4 pts
89.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.5 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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 typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,020/m²34
€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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan

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Landmarks

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.

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Photo credits

Ferme des Tourelles: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Cyr: Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan yet.

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Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan’s neighbors

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

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DourdanSaint-ChéronSaint-Arnoult-en-YvelinesForges-les-BainsLimoursBriis-sous-ForgesDourdanSaint-ChéronSaint-Arnoult-en-YvelinesForges-les-BainsLimoursBriis-sous-ForgesSaint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan982—————
Dourdan11,4152.9CC−CB−
Saint-Chéron5,1324C+C−BB
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines Yvelines5,8754.7A−CA−A−
Forges-les-Bains4,2414.8—C—A
Limours6,5175.6A+CB+A
Briis-sous-Forges3,3425.7A+CB+A+

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)
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
91546

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.