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23,350 people live in this town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Combs-la-Ville grades D overall and ranks #90 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. On that grade it does better than 9% of compared French towns. It lags on schools as well: bac results 3.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.7 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is walkability: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 42% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Combs-la-Ville 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Combs-la-Ville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Closerie et Villa Falbala, in Périgny, 2.3 mi away.
1.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Combs-la-Ville. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Brie-Comte-Robert4.9 km northeast, in Brie-Comte-RobertMuseumMuseumMaison du Combattant et du Citoyenin townArt galleryArt galleryMusée de la Fondation Jean-Dubuffet3.8 km north, in PérignyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Gercy2.9 km northwest, in Varennes-JarcyChâteauChâteauChâteau Leroy1.9 km northwest, in Quincy-sous-SénartPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Combs-la-Ville.
Per resident in work, Combs-la-Ville counts 0.5 jobs (5,600 jobs, 10,700 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €27,250 a year per consumption unit, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 36.4% of working residents in Combs-la-Ville went to work by public transport.
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.
In Combs-la-Ville, houses go for €3,158/m² and apartments for €2,893/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.06/m² a month, about level with Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €14.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,158/m² | 370 |
| Apartments | €2,893/m² | 272 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 76% passed the bac pro, of 427 candidates at 4 lycées. Near Combs-la-Ville, 82.8% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Ranked by results, schools here are #87 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les AulnesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 84%−3 pts |
| Lycée GaliléeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 267 | 91%−5 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Colombe PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 46 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
13% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and above compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. At 37.8, the median resident of Combs-la-Ville sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Combs-la-Ville | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Combs-la-Ville (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.4. Police and gendarmerie figures for Combs-la-Ville show 549 offenses in 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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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 1,441 deaths in Combs-la-Ville from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,457, 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Combs-la-Ville is Hopital Prive Claude Galien, 1.8 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Nothing in Combs-la-Ville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Combs-la-Ville as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combs-la-Ville | 23,350 | — | D | D | C | C+ |
| Quincy-sous-Sénart Essonne | 9,477 | 1.6 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Lieusaint | 14,017 | 2.1 | C− | D− | D | A− |
| Boussy-Saint-Antoine Essonne | 8,097 | 2.3 | C− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Périgny Val-de-Marne | 2,724 | 2.4 | — | D | — | A− |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 18,511 | 2.6 | D | D | C+ | C+ |
| Tigery Essonne | 4,333 | 2.8 | B− | D− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #76 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 73 burglaries and 162 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #87 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 91% of 267 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Galilée in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Combs-la-Ville grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Combs-la-Ville is a commune of 23,350 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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.