Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France has a population of 153.
Barbey isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barbey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Apollinaire, in Salins, 4 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barbey.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Barbey by age and the one in the middle is 50.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Barbey | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.0% of the labour force were unemployed, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,080 a year. No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in Barbey at the census.
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.
For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude DebussyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 78%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.52/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Barbey.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Barbey. Best known first.
Nothing in Barbey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barbey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbey | 153 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard Yonne | 3,455 | 1.9 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Cannes-Écluse | 2,742 | 3.3 | — | C− | — | C |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 2,888 | 4.1 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 22,279 | 4.9 | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Varennes-sur-Seine | 3,748 | 5.4 | D | C− | C− | C+ |
| La Grande-Paroisse | 2,893 | 7.3 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Barbey is a commune of 153 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Montereau. 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) · 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.