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This town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France has a population of 1,191.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,615/m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Fontainebleau. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Achères-la-Forêt 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 one thing Achères-la-Forêt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Achères-la-Forêt 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Achères-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Achères-la-Forêt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Achères-la-Forêt is Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau, 7.2 mi away. 62 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 98: 37% below. In Seine-et-Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Achères-la-Forêt has 200 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blanche de CastilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 92%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. 15% are under 15, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Achères-la-Forêt | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Achères-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,615/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Achères-la-Forêt between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,615/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Achères-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Sainte-Fare: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Achères-la-Forêt yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achères-la-Forêt | 1,191 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Milly-la-Forêt Essonne | 4,562 | 5.7 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Bourron-Marlotte | 2,774 | 6.6 | B | C− | B+ | C− |
| Fontainebleau | 15,583 | 7.3 | B | D | C− | A+ |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours | 5,401 | 7.9 | B− | C− | B− | A |
| Montigny-sur-Loing | 2,669 | 8.1 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Avon | 13,651 | 8.5 | B+ | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Achères-la-Forêt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 18 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,615/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Achères-la-Forêt grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Achères-la-Forêt is a commune of 1,191 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Fontainebleau. 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 9, 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.
