Health is a strength (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too (C−) — bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Gouvernes 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 Gouvernes 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.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Guermantes: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gouvernes.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Gouvernes costs more than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €18.10/m² a month
€3,600/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €3,600/m², above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€3,093/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Sales in Gouvernes from July 2023 to June 2026: 35 houses and apartments. The sales split: 74% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gouvernes€3,600/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
€18.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.69 to €20.88/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,120
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Marne et Gondoire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Gouvernes sees fewer deaths than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Seine-et-Marne live to 85.4 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 80 deaths in Gouvernes from 2016 to 2025; there were 57, 29% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Gouvernes is Hopital Prive de Marne Chantereine, 3.4 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw71
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Gouvernes · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de Marne Chantereine
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Grand Hosp Est Francilien Marne la Vallee site Jossigny
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Gouvernes trail 82% of compared French towns
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
93.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Gouvernes, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 254 candidates at 3 lycées. The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Gouvernes is better off than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €38,090 a year per consumption unit
23%walk, cycle or take transit
The jobless rate is 6.5%. 23.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Gouvernes didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
Public transport20%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
150
jobs based in Gouvernes, 0.3 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Gouvernes keeps more of its old housing than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Gouvernes is Château de Guermantes. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Gouvernes are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
46.1median age
Degrees are held by 47% of adults, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents.
GouvernesSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Gouvernes is a commune of 1,177 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Marne et Gondoire. 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
Population
1,177 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Marne et Gondoire
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
INSEE code
77209
Gouvernes’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gouvernes
Is Gouvernes safe?
Gouvernes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Gouvernes good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 304 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Laurent La Paix Notre-Dame in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gouvernes expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gouvernes grades D for cost of living.
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.
