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ErmenonvilleOise

A town of 906 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.

Is Ermenonville a good place to live?

Ermenonville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ermenonville stand out

The one thing Ermenonville does most differently from other towns.

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Domaine de Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
Domaine de Jean-Jacques-Rousseau · Classé · Photo: PhotoBobil · CC BY 2.0
Ermenonville’s story

Ermenonville in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ermenonville counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Genty, born in 1743, is the one person born in Ermenonville before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1930First protected: Domaine de Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
  • 1933Most recently protected: Ermitage de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Nearby attractions

La Mer de sable and 33 more in and around Ermenonville

Other places to visit, gardens and heritage in and near Ermenonville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ermenonville.

Who lives here

Ermenonville has fewer older residents than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are 65 or over

Degrees are held by 45% of adults, higher than both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Typical age in Ermenonville: 39.9, the median.

39.9median age
ErmenonvilleOise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ermenonville
ErmenonvilleOise medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4427%25%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+11%19%22%
No diploma11%22%19%
CAP or BEP16%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education45%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ermenonville: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Ermenonville is Domaine de Jean-Jacques-Rousseau. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ermenonville counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Ermenonville is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,480 a year per consumption unit

Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 10.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 250 jobs are based in Ermenonville, for 450 working residents (0.5 per worker).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Ermenonville, 0.5 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Ermenonville than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €16.04/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €2,770/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Ermenonville between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €13.93/m² a month.

€2,770/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Ermenonville€2,770/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
€16.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.76 to €18.69/m² a month)
€13.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ermenonville

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ermenonville counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Ermitage de Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Patrick.charpiat (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Domaine de Jean-Jacques-Rousseau: Photo: PhotoBobil · CC BY 2.0

Famous people from Ermenonville

One notable person was born in Ermenonville.

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Ermenonville’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Le Plessis-BellevilleOthisDammartin-en-GoëleNanteuil-le-HaudouinLongperrierSaint-PathusLe Plessis-BellevilleOthisDammartin-en-GoëleNanteuil-le-HaudouinLongperrierSaint-PathusErmenonville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ermenonville906—————
Le Plessis-Belleville4,0093.3C+DC+C+
Othis Seine-et-Marne6,7173.7DD−BC−
Dammartin-en-Goële Seine-et-Marne11,9074.9DD−CC+
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin4,2585.2B−C−B−D−
Longperrier Seine-et-Marne3,1525.5DD−B+C−
Saint-Pathus Seine-et-Marne6,4795.6B−C−A−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ermenonville

Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France

Ermenonville is a commune of 906 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois. 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
906 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Valois
Département
Oise (60)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
60213

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 October 30, 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.