Saint-Forget is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
What makes Saint-Forget stand out
The one thing Saint-Forget does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Forget.
Who lives here
Saint-Forget is a graduates’ town: 59% hold a degree, more than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Yvelines’ towns (12%). Children are 13% of the town. Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population.
52.1median age
Saint-ForgetYvelines medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma6%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education59%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
Saint-Forget keeps more of its old housing than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Forget is Château et domaine de Dampierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Forget counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Forget run higher than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €42,320 a year per consumption unit
14.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 3.4%. Per resident in work, Saint-Forget counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport13%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Forget, 0.2 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€42,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Chapelle Saint-Gilles: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Mauvières: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de cimetière: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château et domaine de Dampierre: Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Saint-Forget
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Forget yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Forget
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Saint-Forget is a commune of 436 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse. 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
436 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse
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.
