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A town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, home to 1,316 people.
At the median price of €3,327/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val Briard. Schools are its weak spot (D) — bac results 5.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.4 points below the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Favières 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.
The 3 things Favières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Favières 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.
Favières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Favières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, in Villeneuve-le-Comte, 4 mi away.
27% 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 Favières.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 72% passed the bac pro, of 113 candidates. 84.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Favières, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Baptiste VermayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 193 | 85%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Clément AderNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 242 | 95%−1 pt |
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.
33 sales of houses and apartments in Favières, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,327/m². The estimated advertised rent is €16.50/m² a month, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €15.41/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) but above compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 15% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Favières | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
69 deaths in Favières between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 80: 13% below. In Seine-et-Marne, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Favières is Clinique de Tournan, 2 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nearly a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, Favières counts 0.2 jobs (150 jobs, 650 workers). Unemployment stood at 8.8%, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Favières. Best known first.
Nothing in Favières 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 Favières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favières | 1,316 | — | — | C− | — | B− |
| Tournan-en-Brie | 8,274 | 2 | B− | C− | B | B |
| Gretz-Armainvilliers | 8,825 | 2.9 | C− | D | B | C |
| Ozoir-la-Ferrière | 21,238 | 4.5 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Ferrières-en-Brie | 3,932 | 4.9 | C+ | D− | C+ | B |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 27,498 | 5.6 | B− | D− | B− | A |
| Serris | 10,326 | 5.7 | C | D− | D− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Favières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. 95% of 242 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Clément Ader 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,327/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Favières grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Favières is a commune of 1,316 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
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 8, 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.