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Home to 618 people, this town lies in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Cocherel has none. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Cocherel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cocherel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Coulombs-en-Valois, 3.5 mi away.
18% 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 Cocherel.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Under 15: 20% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Cocherel | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Cocherel has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 14.7% of working residents in Cocherel to work at the census.
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.
Sales in Cocherel from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.92/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Cocherel 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 Cocherel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocherel | 618 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq | 3,627 | 3.5 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre | 10,254 | 5.2 | D− | C | C | D |
| Jouarre | 4,221 | 6.9 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Trilport | 5,146 | 8 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Charly-sur-Marne Aisne | 2,594 | 8.9 | B | B | A− | D |
| Meaux | 56,905 | 10 | D | D | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Cocherel is a commune of 618 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Ourcq. 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.