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Population 1,352: a town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Germigny-l'Évêque’s strongest 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. The weak point is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. It also trails on schools: bac results 8.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 7 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Germigny-l'Évêque 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 Germigny-l'Évêque 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.
Germigny-l'Évêque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Germigny-l'Évêque has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.
Léon de Perthuis de Laillevault, born in 1757, is the one person born in Germigny-l'Évêque before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Germigny-l'Évêque has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Germigny-l'Évêque.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,008/m²: 47 houses and apartments sold in Germigny-l'Évêque between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,008/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
80 deaths in Germigny-l'Évêque between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 17% below. 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. The nearest emergency department to Germigny-l'Évêque is Centre hospitalier de Meaux site Saint Faron, 3.6 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
19% of residents are 65 or over, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Germigny-l'Évêque | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 83% of 60 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Bois de l'EnclumeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 83%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent du Gué à TresmesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 65 | 94%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 8.7% of homes were built. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 650 residents in work, Germigny-l'Évêque has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Of those in the labour force, 8.2% are unemployed. At the census, 18.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Germigny-l'Évêque. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Grande Guerre du pays de Meaux4.4 km southwest, in MeauxAttractionAttractionUsine élévatoire de Villers-lès-Rigault3.5 km east, in Congis-sur-ThérouanneZooZooEdentara - Ferme Pédagogique Exotique3.6 km east, in Isles-les-MeldeusesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Germigny-l'Évêque.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Germigny-l'Évêque is a commune of 1,352 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germigny-l'Évêque | 1,352 | — | — | D | — | B |
| Trilport | 5,146 | 2.5 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Meaux | 56,905 | 3.7 | D | D | C | C |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq | 3,627 | 3.8 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Crégy-lès-Meaux | 5,446 | 4 | B− | D | A− | B |
| Nanteuil-lès-Meaux | 7,308 | 5 | C | D | B− | C |
| Villenoy | 5,127 | 5.1 | C | D | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Germigny-l'Évêque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns. 94% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Gué à Tresmes in 2025, 3 points 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 €3,008/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Germigny-l'Évêque grades D for cost of living.
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 9, 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.