People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Sèvres earns a B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. It ranks #20 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Sèvres 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.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sèvres.
HousingCost of living D−
Median price in Sèvres: €5,730/m²
€5,730/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €25.02/m² a month, close to Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Sèvres goes for €7,940/m², an apartment for €5,457/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 623 homes were sold in the town.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sèvres€5,730/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,940/m²
124
Apartments
€5,457/m²
499
€25.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€19.73 to €31.71/m² a month)
14.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€23.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Sèvres is better off than Hauts-de-Seine’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €37,950 a year per consumption unit
59%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly three in five commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 10,900 residents in work, Sèvres has 9,300 jobs: 0.9 each. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport46%
Driving33%
On foot7%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter5%
9,300
jobs based in Sèvres, 0.9 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,950
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Sèvres run below what its ages would predict: 67 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Sèvres can choose among 11 GPs. Life expectancy in Hauts-de-Seine: 87.6 years for women and 83.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,288 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,782, 22% fewer.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Sèvres · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier des Quatre Villes
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier des Quatre Villes
87.6 · 83.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hauts-de-Seine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Sèvres runs higher than in 75% of compared French towns
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Among the graded crimes in Sèvres, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 587 offenses were recorded in the town. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8 cases of violence against people and 20.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage217
Burglary109
Family violence83
Vehicle theft54
Other physical violence47
Theft from vehicles39
Sexual violence38
Theft without violence254
Fraud204
Drug use93
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
587
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
10 historic monuments in Sèvres, 2 classé
10historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Scaled to its population, that is 4.5 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Sèvres. Among the classé monuments in the town is Maison des Jardies ou Maison de Gambetta. Houses and mansions, 6 of the 10, make up the bulk. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
42.8median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, close to Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Line up the people of Sèvres by age and the one in the middle is 42.8.
SèvresHauts-de-Seine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education65%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hauts-de-Seine 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hauts-de-Seine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
89.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 37 collèges within 5 km, 5.6 points below the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 761 candidates at 8 lycées. Near Sèvres, 94.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #13 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine.
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About Sèvres
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Sèvres is a commune of 22,303 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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
22,303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Hauts-de-Seine (92)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
92072
Sèvres’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sèvres
Is Sèvres safe?
It grades C for safety, #29 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 109 burglaries and 217 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sèvres good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #13 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. 96% of 472 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sèvres expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sèvres grades D− for cost of living.
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.
