Its lowest grade is for health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chambry 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 Chambry 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambry.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Chambry run above what its ages would predict: 119 per 100 expected, more than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 66 deaths in Chambry from 2016 to 2025; there were 79, 19% more. Life expectancy at birth in Seine-et-Marne is 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Chambry is Centre hospitalier de Meaux site Saint Faron, 2.1 mi away.
+19%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted119
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Chambry · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Meaux site Saint Faron
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Meaux site Saint Faron
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Chambry costs an estimated advertised €15.10/m² a month, against €16.75/m² in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,588/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Chambry from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 91% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 34 homes were sold in the town.
€2,588/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chambry€2,588/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,618/m²
31
€15.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.70 to €17.96/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Chambry are 15 to 24: 9.9%, fewer than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). 30% of adults hold a degree.
41median age
ChambrySeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Chambry are out of work than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.8%
At the census, 15.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €29,600 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport13%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Chambry, 0.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chambry
Is Chambry safe?
Chambry has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Chambry good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 370 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Bossuet in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chambry expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,588/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chambry grades C− for cost of living.
About Chambry
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Chambry is a commune of 1,064 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux. 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
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.