Real strengths, and real weak spots. Where it falls short is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Saint-Cyr-l'École earns a C+, better than 40% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #59 of 91 in Yvelines. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 48% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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-Cyr-l'École 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–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Ecole spéciale militaire (ancienne maison royale de Saint-Louis). · Classé · Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Cyr-l'École’s story
Saint-Cyr-l'École in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Cyr-l'École: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Cyr-l'École before 1900, the earliest Gaston Moch, in 1859.
1942First protected: Ecole spéciale militaire (ancienne maison royale de Saint-L…
2024Most recently protected: Bâtiments sociaux de l'INRAE
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyr-l'École.
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Cyr-l'École hold a degree than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 53%
Those 65 and older account for just over one in ten residents. 21% are under 15, above Yvelines’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
34.5median age
Saint-Cyr-l'ÉcoleYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
More commuters in Saint-Cyr-l'École walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 47.6%
Jobs located in Saint-Cyr-l'École: 3,700, for 10,750 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €30,480 a year per consumption unit, lower than Yvelines’ towns (€32,600) yet higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 40.5% of working residents in Saint-Cyr-l'École to work at the census.
48%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving48%
Public transport41%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,700
jobs based in Saint-Cyr-l'École, 0.3 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Saint-Cyr-l'École than in Yvelines’ towns or across compared French towns: €19.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Saint-Cyr-l'École goes for €4,841/m², an apartment for €4,318/m². The median sale price was €4,408/m², higher than both Yvelines’ towns (€3,717/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The sales split: 17% houses, the rest apartments.
€4,408/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Cyr-l'École€4,408/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yvelines median€3,717/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,841/m²
105
Apartments
€4,318/m²
514
€19.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.55 to €23.26/m² a month)
8.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€35,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 15 collèges within 5 km, 6.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Cyr-l'École, 95.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Yvelines’ towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #41 of 94 in Yvelines on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Saint-Cyr-l'École records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Yvelines’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Yvelines is 86.8 years for women and 82.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,175 deaths in Saint-Cyr-l'École from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,059, 10% fewer. The town has 11 family doctors.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Saint-Cyr-l'École · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de Parly Ii
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de Parly Ii
86.8 · 82.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yvelines, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Cyr-l'École has 4 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Yvelines’ towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Saint-Cyr-l'École is Ecole spéciale militaire (ancienne maison royale de Saint-Louis).. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-Cyr-l'École is lower than in 50% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 8.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 12.8 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, 459 offenses were recorded in Saint-Cyr-l'École. Police and gendarmerie recorded 459 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
8.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage151
Family violence94
Other physical violence73
Burglary44
Sexual violence36
Vehicle theft33
Theft from vehicles28
Drug use134
Theft without violence130
Fraud113
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.
8.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
459
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Cyr-l'École: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Colette Deréal: Studio Harcourt., Public domain · Gaston Moch: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Henry de La Falaise: Photoplay Publishing, Public domain · Marie Laguerre: UN Human Rights, CC BY 3.0 · Nathalie Boy de La Tour: LFP, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Baptiste W. Hamon: J'ai écouté, CC BY 2.0
Saint-Cyr-l'École’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Cyr-l'École
Is Saint-Cyr-l'École safe?
It grades B− for safety, #56 of 91 in Yvelines. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 151 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Cyr-l'École good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #41 of 94 in Yvelines. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Cyr-l'École expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Cyr-l'École grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-Cyr-l'École
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune of 21,268 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). 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
21,268 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP)
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.
