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A town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, home to 1,021 people.
Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Arbonne-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.
Each subject compares Arbonne-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 one thing Arbonne-la-Forêt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arbonne-la-Forêt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Arbonne-la-Forêt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Éloi: Photo: Jean-François Prevot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arbonne-la-Forêt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 141 deaths in Arbonne-la-Forêt from 2016 to 2025; there were 256, 82% more. The nearest emergency department to Arbonne-la-Forêt is Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau, 6 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.8% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 29 homes in Arbonne-la-Forêt.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, higher than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Arbonne-la-Forêt | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Arbonne-la-Forêt. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arbonne-la-Forêt yet.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Arbonne-la-Forêt is a commune of 1,021 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbonne-la-Forêt | 1,021 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Milly-la-Forêt Essonne | 4,562 | 4.6 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Fontainebleau | 15,583 | 6.3 | B | D | C− | A+ |
| Bois-le-Roi | 6,072 | 7.3 | B | D | B | A |
| Boissise-le-Roi | 3,941 | 7.4 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Avon | 13,651 | 7.5 | B+ | C | B+ | A− |
| Pringy | 3,864 | 7.6 | C | D | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arbonne-la-Forêt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.