Barbizon’s best grade is for jobs & income (A) — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment. Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Barbizon 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 Barbizon 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.
Atelier du peintre Jean-François Millet: Photo: Remi Jouan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auberge Ganne: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barbizon.
Schools
Schools around Barbizon do less well than those of 88% of compared French towns
85.0%passed the brevetDSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Barbizon is 85.0%, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.8 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Barbizon: 35% are 65 or over, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
56.5median age
10% are under 15, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of the town. Also worth knowing: among adults, 50% have a degree.
BarbizonSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education50%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Barbizon cost more than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,524/m²
€4,524/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €16.41/m² a month, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Barbizon: 62 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 77% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Barbizon€4,524/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,608/m²
48
€16.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.87 to €20.92/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€32,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Fontainebleau
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Barbizon is better off than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €38,220 a year per consumption unit
20%walk, cycle or take transit
The jobless rate is 7.0%. At the census, 20.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport12%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Barbizon, 0.7 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Barbizon, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
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 157 deaths in Barbizon from 2016 to 2025; there were 121, 23% fewer. 4 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Barbizon · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2000
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2000, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1947
first monument protected
2000
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Barbizon is a commune of 1,261 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
Population
1,261 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Fontainebleau
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
77022
Barbizon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Barbizon
Is Barbizon safe?
Barbizon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Barbizon good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Barbizon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Barbizon grades D for cost of living.
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.
