Fewer journeys need a car: 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 45% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. What holds it back is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a B+, good for #4 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. That leaves it better than 75% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Épernon 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 Épernon.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
A walkable place: Épernon beats 95% of compared French towns on foot
For its 2,750 residents in work, Épernon has 3,400 jobs: 1.2 each. 3.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.8%, close to Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
45%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving51%
Public transport37%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,400
jobs based in Épernon, 1.2 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Épernon records less crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.5 violent offenses and 9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Recorded offenses in Épernon came to 75 in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Family violence18
Sexual violence12
Vehicle theft9
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence21
Drug use15
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
75
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.2%
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 · When other physical violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Épernon than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Eure-et-Loir costs more to buy into than Épernon, at €2,695/m², the highest of 33. A house in Épernon goes for €2,588/m², an apartment for €2,769/m². Behind the median of €2,695/m²: 232 houses and apartments sold here between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,695/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Épernon€2,695/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,588/m²
83
Apartments
€2,769/m²
149
€13.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.89 to €16.06/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Épernon, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #7 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Épernon than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 35% of adults
Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. 16% are under 15, in line with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Épernon is 41.7.
41.7median age
ÉpernonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2019
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (13%) but above compared French towns (7.4%). Since 2019, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Épernon has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Épernon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Épernon’s deaths ran at 91 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95). From 2016 to 2025, 361 residents of Épernon died, against 397 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Épernon is Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet, 7.4 mi away. 10 GPs practise in the town.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Épernon · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
7.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Épernon
Is Épernon safe?
It grades A− for safety, #5 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir.
Are schools in Épernon good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #7 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Épernon expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,695/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Épernon grades C for cost of living.
About Épernon
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Épernon is a commune of 5,715 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France. 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
5,715 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
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.
