Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 647 residents in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Hermé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 53% of its housing.
The one thing Hermé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hermé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Noyen, in Noyen-sur-Seine, 2.1 mi away.
31% 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 Hermé.
Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Hermé | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Hermé number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,010 a year per consumption unit, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Hermé: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hermé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hermé.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermé | 647 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provins | 11,632 | 5.6 | D | C | D | C |
| Nogent-sur-Seine Aube | 5,537 | 7.1 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly | 2,706 | 10 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube | 2,605 | 12 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Pont-sur-Yonne Yonne | 3,391 | 16 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Nangis | 8,867 | 16 | D | C− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Hermé is a commune of 647 people in the Communauté de communes Bassée-Montois. 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) · 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.