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A town of 373 in Yvelines, Île-de-France.

Is Civry-la-Forêt a good place to live?

Civry-la-Forêt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saints-Gorgon-et-Barthélémy
Église Saints-Gorgon-et-Barthélémy · Inscrit · Photo: ℍenry salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Civry-la-Forêt’s story

Civry-la-Forêt in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Civry-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Église Saints-Gorgon-et-Barthélémy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Civry-la-Forêt.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 16% of residents are 65 or over

10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 16% are 65 or over, against 12% and 17% in the median compared commune of Yvelines. 44% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Yvelines 49%, France 30%).

41.3median age
Civry-la-ForêtYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Civry-la-Forêt
Civry-la-ForêtYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4426%25%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+16%17%22%
No diploma10%13%19%
CAP or BEP21%16%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education44%49%30%

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

History

Civry-la-Forêt keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Civry-la-Forêt comes above both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Civry-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Civry-la-Forêt is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,230 a year per consumption unit

For Civry-la-Forêt, that is above both Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) and compared French towns (€25,970). 11.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Civry-la-Forêt has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport10%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Civry-la-Forêt, 0.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Civry-la-Forêt is €15.87/m² a month, against €18.40/m² in Yvelines’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

€15.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Civry-la-Forêt€15.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€15.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.43 to €18.76/m² a month)
€12.90/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 Tilly and 3 more in and around Civry-la-Forêt

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Civry-la-Forêt. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Civry-la-Forêt

12pages on Civry-la-Forêt

Landmarks

Civry-la-Forêt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saints-Gorgon-et-Barthélémy: Photo: ℍenry salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Civry-la-Forêt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Civry-la-Forêt yet.

How we find them →

Civry-la-Forêt’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 Yvelines →
HoudanGambaisGarancièresIvry-la-BatailleAnetMagnanvilleHoudanGambaisGarancièresIvry-la-BatailleAnetMagnanvilleCivry-la-Forêt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Civry-la-Forêt373—————
Houdan3,7215.4C−C−B−D
Gambais2,5746.5—B—A
Garancières2,6217.1—C+—C
Ivry-la-Bataille Eure2,6097.2C−CA−C−
Anet Eure-et-Loir2,7217.9CC−B+C−
Magnanville6,3838C+C−B+B

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

About Civry-la-Forêt

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Civry-la-Forêt is a commune of 373 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). 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
373 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code
78163

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.