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In Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, this town has 1,005 residents.
Schools are its weak spot — bac results 5.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. At €2,347/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val Briard. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Bernay-Vilbert 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 Bernay-Vilbert does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bernay-Vilbert 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.
Bernay-Vilbert has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Bernay-Vilbert counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bernay-Vilbert.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 67% of 58 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Near Bernay-Vilbert, 90.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des RempartsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 86%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent La Tour des DamesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 227 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 16% of the population. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bernay-Vilbert | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Bernay-Vilbert records 98 deaths per 100 expected. 57 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 58: 2% below. The nearest emergency department to Bernay-Vilbert is Clinique de Tournan, 9.1 mi away. In Seine-et-Marne, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Unemployment stood at 8.2%, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Bernay-Vilbert number 100, against 450 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The census found 14.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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 oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Bernay-Vilbert is Église Saint-Pierre.
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 €2,347/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Bernay-Vilbert between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.89/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,389/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bernay-Vilbert has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bernay-Vilbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernay-Vilbert | 1,005 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Rozay-en-Brie | 2,860 | 1.4 | B+ | C | A− | B− |
| Fontenay-Trésigny | 5,994 | 3.3 | C− | C− | B | C− |
| Chaumes-en-Brie | 3,503 | 4.2 | C− | C | B+ | D |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 3,223 | 5.2 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Mormant | 5,282 | 5.3 | B− | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Guignes | 4,448 | 6.8 | C | C | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bernay-Vilbert has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. 96% of 227 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent La Tour des Dames in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,347/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bernay-Vilbert grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Bernay-Vilbert is a commune of 1,005 people in the Communauté de communes Val Briard. 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 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.