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Home to 987 people, this town lies in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Darvault is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. The median sale price is €2,018/m².
The one thing Darvault does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Darvault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Nemours, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Darvault is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Darvault.
Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and near compared French towns (11%). Residents of Darvault have a median age of 43.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Darvault | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Darvault holds 300 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,290 a year per consumption unit, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 19.0% of working residents in Darvault to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.1 mi off. Near Darvault, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Honoré de BalzacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 78%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Étienne BezoutNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 219 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée La Salle - Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 43 | 100%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Darvault.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,018/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Darvault. Best known first.
MuseumChâteau de Nemours2.7 km west, in Nemours
MuseumMusée départemental de Préhistoire d'Île-de-France1.9 km southwest, in Nemours
MuseumBâtiment du musée de Préhistoire d'Île-de-France1.9 km southwest, in NemoursChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nonville4.8 km east, in NonvilleManor houseManor houseMairie de Moncourt-Fromonville4.1 km northwest, in Moncourt-FromonvilleTheme parkTheme parkTacot des Lacs5 km north, in Grez-sur-LoingPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Darvault yet.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Darvault is a commune of 987 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nemours. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darvault | 987 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nemours | 12,889 | 1.5 | D− | C | D | C− |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours | 5,401 | 2.4 | B− | C− | B− | A |
| Montigny-sur-Loing | 2,669 | 4.6 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Bourron-Marlotte | 2,774 | 4.9 | B | C− | B+ | C− |
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 4,952 | 6.1 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 12,810 | 7.7 | B | C− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.