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1,257 people call this town in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire home.
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt’s strongest subject is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes are strong: 0.1 jobs per working resident; 4.6% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €2,026/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt 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 Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt 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 2 things Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt.
6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €29,180 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt: 34 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,026/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 35% of adults, higher than both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 16% of the population. What’s more, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Loiret can expect 85.4 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 68 deaths in Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt from 2016 to 2025; there were 60, 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt is Oreliance Reine Blanche, 8.2 mi away.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt yet.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt is a commune of 1,257 people in the Communauté de communes de la Forêt. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | 1,257 | — | — | A− | — | B− |
| Neuville-aux-Bois | 4,987 | 4.1 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Chevilly | 2,663 | 4.5 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Loury | 2,616 | 5.7 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Semoy | 3,269 | 7.5 | — | C | — | A+ |
| Traînou | 3,402 | 7.5 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Saran | 17,316 | 7.9 | C | C | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt grades A− for cost of living.
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.