Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 20% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église · Inscrit · Photo: René Dinkel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle’s story
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle, 7.9%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle has 550 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.8 per worker. At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle, 0.8 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle died, against 156 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
17% of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle’s homes were built before 1919 (Orne towns 21%, compared French towns 7.4%)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
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
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 24% are 65 or over, against 9.4% and 31% in the median compared commune of Orne. 21% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Orne 19%, France 30%).
49.6median age
Saint-Sulpice-sur-RisleOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Is Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle safe?
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 182 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Napoléon in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,519/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle is a commune of 1,583 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle. 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.
