Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt’s weakest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag (D): bac results 1.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 38% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade comes out at C−, #46 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. It comes out better than 16% of compared French towns. Crime runs high (D): an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 24 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Saint-Brice-sous-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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Domaine du Pavillon Colombe · Classé · Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt’s story
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt before 1900, the earliest Antoine Bazin, in 1799.
1976First protected: Maison de l'Escuyer
1994Most recently protected: Domaine du Pavillon Colombe
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Getting about on foot is easier in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt than in 98% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly two in five commuters at the census. Jobs located in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt: 3,300, for 6,450 residents in work (0.5 each). The jobless rate is 11.6%. The median disposable income was €27,640 a year per consumption unit, between Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970).
38%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
Public transport34%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
3,300
jobs based in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, 0.5 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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
HousingCost of living D
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt’s median home price is €3,398/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.65/m² a month, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €3,786/m² in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, apartments for €3,108/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €17.36/m² a month.
€3,398/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt€3,398/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,786/m²
157
Apartments
€3,108/m²
221
€18.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.92 to €21.85/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
77.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 33 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is 84.6%, lower than both Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #57 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. At the eight general lycées, 88% of 2,435 candidates passed the bac, 3.1 points below the expected rate.
88%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt run below what its ages would predict: 72 per 100 expected, fewer than in Val-d'Oise’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 893 deaths in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt from 2016 to 2025; there were 766, 14% fewer. Life expectancy in Val-d'Oise: 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 13 GPs practise locally.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Nord Parisien
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Nord Parisien
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt than in 86% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Over 2025, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt logged 477 recorded offenses.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage184
Family violence78
Vehicle theft65
Burglary56
Other physical violence39
Theft from vehicles38
Sexual violence17
Theft without violence141
Fraud67
Drug use23
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
477
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, above Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
15% of residents are 65 or over, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. At 35.7, the median resident of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt sits in the middle of the age range.
35.7median age
Saint-Brice-sous-ForêtVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.5% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is Domaine du Pavillon Colombe. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Is Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt safe?
It grades D for safety, #65 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 56 burglaries and 184 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #57 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. The lycée stands out: 99% of 180 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Salle - Saint-Rosaire in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is a commune of 15,063 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée. 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.
