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A town of 1,153 in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 49% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus (A): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.3% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools — bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.3 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. Guermantes 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 one thing Guermantes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Guermantes 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.
Guermantes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Guermantes counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.
3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Guermantes. Best known first.
AttractionIndiana Jones et le Temple du Péril4.8 km northeast, in Chessy
AttractionAdventure Isle5 km northeast, in Chessy
AttractionLa Cabane des Robinson4.9 km northeast, in ChessyTheme parkTheme parkDisney Adventure World4.8 km east, in ChessyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ferrières3.6 km south, in Ferrières-en-BriePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guermantes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 63 deaths in Guermantes from 2016 to 2025; there were 32, 49% fewer. Life expectancy in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Guermantes is Grand Hosp Est Francilien Marne la Vallee site Jossigny, 2.5 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.40/m² a month, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 84% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Guermantes from July 2023 to June 2026: 43 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,839/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km, 87% of 277 candidates passed the bac pro. 93.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Guermantes, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques-Yves CousteauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 83%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Maurice Rondeau PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 195 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Auguste PerdonnetBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 117 | 84%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 4.3%, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 29.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a fifth of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Guermantes | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 57% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Guermantes is Château de Guermantes. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. 3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.1 cases of violence against people and 15.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 12 offenses in Guermantes. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 39.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Guermantes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Guermantes: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Guermantes: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Guermantes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guermantes | 1,153 | — | — | D | — | A+ |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 27,498 | 0.9 | B− | D− | B− | A |
| Chanteloup-en-Brie | 4,130 | 1.3 | B− | D | B | B |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 21,461 | 1.5 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes | 6,831 | 1.8 | D | D | D | C− |
| Ferrières-en-Brie | 3,932 | 2.1 | C+ | D− | C+ | B |
| Montévrain | 15,687 | 2.1 | C+ | D− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Guermantes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. 99% of 195 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Maurice Rondeau in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guermantes grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Guermantes is a commune of 1,153 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
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.