Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyons-la-Forêt.
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Lyons-la-Forêt are 65 or over, more than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns
For Lyons-la-Forêt, that is above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.
54.2median age
Lyons-la-ForêtEure medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Lyons-la-Forêt keeps more of its old housing than Eure or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Lyons-la-Forêt sits above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Lyons-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Lyons-la-Forêt has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.8 for each
13.0% of Lyons-la-Forêt’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 75% drove.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
250
jobs based in Lyons-la-Forêt, 0.8 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Lyons-la-Forêt is €1,900/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 35 sales of houses and apartments in Lyons-la-Forêt from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,989/m² for the median of compared towns in Eure.
€1,900/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyons-la-Forêt€1,900/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,900/m²
35
€11.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.85 to €13.80/m² a month)
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Ancien couvent des Bénédictines de Saint-Charles: Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien bailliage et prison, actuel hôtel de ville: Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne maréchaussée: Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lyons-la-Forêt
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Lyons-la-Forêt is a commune of 756 people in the Communauté de communes Lyons Andelle. 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
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.
