The picture is mixed. Its weakest is safety: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 26.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a C overall, Saint-Brice-Courcelles is better than 28% of compared French towns and ranks #16 of 22 in Marne. A 70 m² home at the median €2,402/m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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-Brice-Courcelles 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Brice-Courcelles.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Saint-Brice-Courcelles works better than 90% of compared French towns
Saint-Brice-Courcelles holds 2,300 jobs; 1,450 of its residents are in work, so 1.6 jobs each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,160 a year.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,300
jobs based in Saint-Brice-Courcelles, 1.6 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-Brice-Courcelles runs higher than in 82% of compared French towns
139 offenses were reported in Saint-Brice-Courcelles during 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage68
Vehicle theft23
Theft from vehicles20
Family violence11
Burglary10
Other physical violence7
Theft without violence31
Fraud22
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
139
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.5%
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 · When sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
86.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Brice-Courcelles is 91.6%, above Marne’s towns (89.9%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #7 of 22 in Marne. The nearest collège is 1 mi away.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Saint-Brice-Courcelles earns a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.63/m² a month, above Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,402/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Brice-Courcelles from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 69 homes were sold locally.
€2,402/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Brice-Courcelles€2,402/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,421/m²
43
€12.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.97 to €15.99/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
The median resident of Saint-Brice-Courcelles is 47.2 years old. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Marne’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
47.2median age
Saint-Brice-CourcellesMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Brice-Courcelles sees more deaths than 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Marne live to 84.9 on average and men to 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 258 deaths in Saint-Brice-Courcelles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 284: 9% below. Also worth knowing: the town has 5 family doctors.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Saint-Brice-Courcelles · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, American Memorial Hospital Chu Reims
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Maison Blanche Chu Reims
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Brice-Courcelles
Is Saint-Brice-Courcelles safe?
It grades C− for safety, #15 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 68 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Brice-Courcelles good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #7 of 22 in Marne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 109 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Michel in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Brice-Courcelles expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,402/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Brice-Courcelles grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Brice-Courcelles
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Saint-Brice-Courcelles is a commune of 3,566 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. 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
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.
