Courpalay’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results trail most towns: bac results 5.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. At €2,324/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val Briard. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Courpalay 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 Courpalay 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 Courpalay.
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Courpalay, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and near compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 10% of the population. Half of Courpalay is older than 36.3, half younger.
36.3median age
CourpalaySeine-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 diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Courpalay do less well than those of 82% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Courpalay, 90.1% passed the bac, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 67% of 58 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Mortality in Courpalay, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 58 residents of Courpalay died, against 70 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Courpalay is Clinique de Tournan, 11.1 mi away.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Courpalay · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de Tournan
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de Tournan
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Courpalay keeps more of its old housing than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Courpalay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Courpalay has lower unemployment than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%
The census found just over one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Courpalay has 150 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income was €29,360 a year per consumption unit, about level with Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport11%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Courpalay, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Courpalay costs an estimated advertised €13.56/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.
Behind the median of €2,324/m²: 53 houses and apartments sold in Courpalay between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €11.89/m² a month.
€2,324/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courpalay€2,324/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,316/m²
52
€13.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.45 to €16.07/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val Briard
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Courpalay
Is Courpalay safe?
Courpalay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Courpalay good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. 96% of 227 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent La Tour des Dames 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 Courpalay 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 €2,324/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Courpalay grades B− for cost of living.
About Courpalay
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Courpalay is a commune of 1,610 people in the Communauté de communes Val Briard. 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.
