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655 residents make their home in this town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Fouju has none. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Fouju does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fouju as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Blandy, 1.2 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fouju 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 Fouju.
Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 38% have a degree. Residents of Fouju have a median age of 38.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Fouju | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Fouju has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 3.8%.
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.
The median price, €2,800/m², comes from 31 sales of houses and apartments in Fouju from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €13.34/m² a month. Houses made up 81% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Fouju. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fouju yet.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Fouju is a commune of 655 people in the Communauté de communes Brie des Rivières et Châteaux. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouju | 655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guignes | 4,448 | 3.5 | C | C | A | C− |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 3,223 | 4.7 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Rubelles | 3,537 | 4.9 | B | D | B+ | A− |
| Mormant | 5,282 | 5.3 | B− | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Le Châtelet-en-Brie | 4,207 | 5.6 | B− | C | A | D |
| Vaux-le-Pénil | 11,474 | 5.8 | B− | D | 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.