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Population 2,465: a town in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Health is a strength (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on schools as well: bac results 3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Varennes-Jarcy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Varennes-Jarcy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Varennes-Jarcy 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.
Varennes-Jarcy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Varennes-Jarcy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Closerie et Villa Falbala, in Périgny, 1.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Varennes-Jarcy. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Brie-Comte-Robert4.1 km east, in Brie-Comte-Robert
MuseumMusée Robert-Dubois-Corneau4.9 km northwest, in BrunoyArt galleryArt galleryMusée de la Fondation Jean-Dubuffet1.9 km northwest, in PérignyChâteauChâteauChâteau Leroy1.5 km southwest, in Quincy-sous-SénartMuseumMuseumCloserie Falbala1.8 km northwest, in PérignyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varennes-Jarcy.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 118 residents of Varennes-Jarcy died, against 179 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% fewer. In Essonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Varennes-Jarcy can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.17/m² a month, near Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €16.50/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 53 homes were sold in Varennes-Jarcy.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,336/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Varennes-Jarcy is 89.1%, below both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 365 candidates at 3 lycées. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les AulnesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 84%−3 pts |
| Lycée GaliléeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 267 | 91%−5 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 84%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly a quarter of commuters at the census. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The under-15s are a fifth of the population here. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, between Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Varennes-Jarcy | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.3 violent offenses and 10.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The 2025 count: 18 offenses in Varennes-Jarcy. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 37.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Varennes-Jarcy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Varennes-Jarcy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-Jarcy | 2,465 | — | — | D | — | A |
| Quincy-sous-Sénart | 9,477 | 1.1 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Périgny Val-de-Marne | 2,724 | 1.1 | — | D | — | A− |
| Combs-la-Ville Seine-et-Marne | 23,350 | 1.2 | D | D | C | C+ |
| Boussy-Saint-Antoine | 8,097 | 1.3 | C− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Mandres-les-Roses Val-de-Marne | 4,922 | 1.8 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 11,611 | 2 | C− | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Varennes-Jarcy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. 91% of 267 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Galilée in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Varennes-Jarcy grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Varennes-Jarcy is a commune of 2,465 people in the Communauté de communes l'Orée de la Brie. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.