Cergy grades D overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #60 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 57% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Cergy 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cergy.
Who lives here
Cergy skews young, with 18% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 9.1% of the town. Children under 15 make up 23%, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
30.4median age
CergyVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Cergy works better than 99% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 15.1%, higher than both Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,560 a year per consumption unit. Cergy holds 36,150 jobs; 30,000 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each.
57%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport50%
Driving39%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
36,150
jobs based in Cergy, 1.2 per working resident
15.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,560
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 almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Cergy’s median home price is €3,128/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.49/m² a month, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Cergy, houses go for €2,986/m² and apartments for €3,170/m². The sales split: 20% houses, the rest apartments.
€3,128/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cergy€3,128/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,986/m²
323
Apartments
€3,170/m²
1,280
€18.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.53 to €22.00/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
81.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 21 collèges within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Cergy, 90.5% passed the bac, higher than Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) yet lower than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 354 candidates at 6 lycées. Results rank its schools #62 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Cergy ranks above 71% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Cergy (2025). 1,763 offenses were reported in Cergy during 2025. Violence against people averaged 10.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.3.
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage470
Family violence313
Other physical violence236
Theft from vehicles234
Vehicle theft203
Sexual violence154
Burglary137
Armed robbery16
Theft without violence915
Drug use689
Fraud375
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.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,763
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Cergy: 4 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Cergy is Église Saint-Christophe. 1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Cergy run lower than in 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Val-d'Oise, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 2,535 deaths in Cergy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,471: 3% above. Its four care homes for older people (268 places) count their residents as Cergy’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Cergy can choose among 27 GPs.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Cergy · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Prive Sainte Marie Osny
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Pontoise
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ancienne église: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir dit la Pierre-Fouret: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prieuré (ancien): Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cergy
Is Cergy safe?
It grades C for safety, #44 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 137 burglaries and 470 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Cergy good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #62 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 87% of 363 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Galilée in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cergy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Cergy grades D for cost of living.
About Cergy
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Cergy is a commune of 70,906 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise. 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.
