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Saint-Clair-sur-EpteVal-d'Oise

A town of 964 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Is Saint-Clair-sur-Epte a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Clair-sur-Epte falls below the line for grades.

Ermitage de Saint-Clair
Ermitage de Saint-Clair · Inscrit · Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte’s story

Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte before 1900, the earliest Jean-Baptiste Dumouchel, in 1748.

  • 1938First protected: Église Saint-Clair
  • 1984Most recently protected: Ermitage de Saint-Clair
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Clair-sur-Epte: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte is Église Saint-Clair. The protected list starts in the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

An older town: 24% of people in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte are 65 or over, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns and across compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Among adults, 27% have a degree.

43.8median age
Saint-Clair-sur-EpteVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Saint-Clair-sur-EpteVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Under 1518%21%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4422%26%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+24%15%22%
No diploma20%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%20%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education27%38%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 10.1%

Half of residents lived on more than €26,190 a year per consumption unit, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 12.3%. Per resident in work, Saint-Clair-sur-Epte counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 400 workers).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, 0.3 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 lower in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.31/m² a month

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

The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Clair-sur-Epte€11.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Val-d'Oise median€18.09/m²
€11.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.44 to €13.54/m² a month)
€10.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint Clair sur Epte and 6 more in and around Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

12pages on Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Clair: Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ermitage de Saint-Clair: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

Famous people from Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

2 notable people were born in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte.

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Saint-Clair-sur-Epte’s neighbors

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

All towns in Val-d'Oise →
Vexin-sur-EpteMagny-en-VexinGisorsÉtrépagnyGasnyChaumont-en-VexinVexin-sur-EpteMagny-en-VexinGisorsÉtrépagnyGasnyChaumont-en-VexinSaint-Clair-sur-Epte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte964—————
Vexin-sur-Epte Eure6,0155C+C+BC+
Magny-en-Vexin5,7796.1CC−C−A
Gisors Eure12,4106.4DC−CC
Étrépagny Eure3,6707.6B+C+B+D
Gasny Eure3,0628.9C−C+BD
Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise3,33810C+CB−B

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

About Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

Saint-Clair-sur-Epte is a commune of 964 people in the Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine. 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
964 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.3 km²)
INSEE code
95541

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.