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Home to 1,080 people, this town lies in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Schools lag (D−): brevet results 10.5 points below the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,353/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saussay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saussay 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.
Saussay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saussay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Anet, in Anet, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Saussay. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau d'Anet1.9 km east, in Anet
ChâteauChâteau d'Ivry-la-Bataille4.6 km northeast, in Ivry-la-BatailleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sorel4.5 km southwest, in Sorel-MousselMuseumMuseumMusée des Instruments à vent4.7 km north, in La Couture-BousseyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ivry4.9 km northeast, in Ivry-la-BatailleMuseumMuseumMusée du Peigne et Parures1.5 km northeast, in Ézy-sur-EurePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saussay.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saussay is 79.5%, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 8.2 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude MonetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 80%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
81 deaths in Saussay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 80: 2% above. Adjusted mortality here: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Saussay is Ch Dreux, 8.8 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Eure-et-Loir is 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
41 sales of houses and apartments in Saussay, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,353/m². House rents are put at about €10.10/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.36/m² a month, close to Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,353/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 23% have a degree. Ages in Saussay split evenly at 46.2: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saussay | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 10.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saussay holds 300 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Unemployment stands at 9.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saussay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saussay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussay | 1,080 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Ézy-sur-Eure Eure | 3,644 | 0.8 | C− | C | B+ | C |
| Anet | 2,721 | 1.2 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Ivry-la-Bataille Eure | 2,609 | 3.1 | C− | C | A− | C− |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure Eure | 3,829 | 7.1 | B | B− | B+ | C− |
| Dreux | 31,543 | 8.4 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Vernouillet | 12,310 | 9.5 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saussay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,353/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saussay grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Saussay is a commune of 1,080 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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
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.