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Home to 3,503 people, this town lies in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
Chaumes-en-Brie’s schools fall short: brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. Overall, Chaumes-en-Brie earns a C−: better than 20% of compared French towns, and #67 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. It is easy to get around without a car: nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,798/m², so 70 m² costs 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Brie des Rivières et Châteaux. Crime is low: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 13.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Chaumes-en-Brie does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chaumes-en-Brie 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Chaumes-en-Brie counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 4 people born in Chaumes-en-Brie before 1900, the earliest Louis Couperin, in 1626.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumes-en-Brie.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #112 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. General-bac pupils go 5.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles PéguyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 79%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
200 deaths in Chaumes-en-Brie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 184: 9% above. The nearest emergency department to Chaumes-en-Brie is Clinique de Tournan, 6.5 mi away. Average lifespans in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 20% of the population here. Chaumes-en-Brie has a median age of 38.5 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Chaumes-en-Brie | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,530 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). Chaumes-en-Brie holds 600 jobs; 1,750 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The jobless rate is 8.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Chaumes-en-Brie goes for €2,816/m², an apartment for €2,766/m². Behind the median of €2,798/m²: 121 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 121 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,816/m² | 88 |
| Apartments | €2,766/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The police record for Chaumes-en-Brie lists 50 offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Chaumes-en-Brie (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Chaumes-en-Brie. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau royal du Vivier2.4 km north, in Fontenay-TrésignyFortFortPorte d'En-Bas4.9 km north, in Fontenay-TrésignyChâteauChâteauChateau’form1.6 km north, in Fontenay-TrésignyChâteauChâteauChâteau2.6 km southeast, in BeauvoirPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Chaumes-en-Brie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Chaumes-en-Brie.
René Quinton: Agence Rol, Public domain · Corisande de Gramont: Philip de László, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumes-en-Brie | 3,503 | — | C− | C | B+ | D |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 3,223 | 1.6 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Guignes | 4,448 | 2.9 | C | C | A | C− |
| Fontenay-Trésigny | 5,994 | 3.1 | C− | C− | B | C− |
| Mormant | 5,282 | 4.6 | B− | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Rozay-en-Brie | 2,860 | 5.6 | B+ | C | A− | B− |
| Tournan-en-Brie | 8,274 | 6.3 | B− | C− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #27 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns and #112 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,798/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaumes-en-Brie grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Chaumes-en-Brie is a commune of 3,503 people in the Communauté de communes Brie des Rivières et Châteaux. 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 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.