Coulommiers’s weakest is schools: bac results 5.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.1 points below the expected rate. With a D− overall, Coulommiers is better than 4% of compared French towns. That places it #96 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. It is easy to get around without a car: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 34% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,549/m², so 70 m² costs 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Coulommiers 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 Coulommiers.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Coulommiers are out of work than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.6%
Jobs located in Coulommiers: 8,300, for 6,350 residents in work (1.3 each). The median disposable income was €23,730 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.2% of working residents locally at the census.
34%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
Public transport24%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
8,300
jobs based in Coulommiers, 1.3 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Coulommiers than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 86.6%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 70% passed the bac pro, of 172 candidates. The brevet pass rate near Coulommiers is 80.3%, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For exam results, it comes #104 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Coulommiers sees more crime per resident than 84% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 542 offenses in Coulommiers. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 14.2 violent offenses and 16.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
14.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage198
Family violence122
Other physical violence89
Sexual violence47
Vehicle theft43
Burglary24
Theft from vehicles19
Drug use206
Theft without violence146
Fraud108
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.
14.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
542
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Coulommiers costs an estimated advertised €14.71/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.
485 sales of houses and apartments in Coulommiers, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,549/m². Apartments in Coulommiers sell for €2,565/m², houses for €2,500/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 485 homes were sold locally.
€2,549/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Coulommiers€2,549/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,500/m²
226
Apartments
€2,565/m²
259
€14.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.15 to €17.81/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Coulommiers’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,434 deaths in Coulommiers from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,547, 8% more. After the care-home adjustment, Coulommiers’ deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88) alike. Average lifespans in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 13 family doctors.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Coulommiers · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Coulommiers is Ferme de l'Hôpital, ancienne commanderie des Templiers. 7.6% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Coulommiers hold a degree than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 22%
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, higher than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. The median resident of Coulommiers is 39.5 years old.
39.5median age
CoulommiersSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ferme de l'Hôpital, ancienne commanderie des Templiers: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne prison: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Théâtre municipal de Coulommiers: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien couvent des Capucins: Photo: Pierre Poschadel · CC BY-SA 4.0
André The Giant: David Fitzgerald, Public domain · Valentin de Boulogne: Valentin de Boulogne, Public domain · Philippe Bouvard: JB Charpentier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire: Raymond Monvoisin, Public domain · Marc Rucart: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Pierre-Nicolas-Louis Leroy: François Bonneville, Public domain
Coulommiers’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coulommiers
Is Coulommiers safe?
It grades C− for safety, #91 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 198 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Coulommiers good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns and #104 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 94% of 383 candidates passed the bac at Campus scolaire de Coulommiers 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.
Is Coulommiers 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 €2,549/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Coulommiers grades C− for cost of living.
About Coulommiers
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Coulommiers is a commune of 16,374 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie. 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
Population
16,374 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie
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.
