Strong in places, weak in others. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 1.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.1 points below the expected rate. Its best grade is for safety (A−): an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,083/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie. It is strong on walkability as well — three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade comes out at C, better than 35% of compared French towns. That places it #46 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Jouarre 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jouarre.
History
Jouarre keeps more of its old housing than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Jouarre counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jouarre. The town has 14 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (1.5) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The protected list starts in the 7th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Jouarre’s ages would predict, 107 per 100 expected, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Jouarre is Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers, 6.9 mi away. 831 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 483: 72% above. In Seine-et-Marne, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Jouarre can choose among 2 GPs.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw172
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Jouarre · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Jouarre trail 86% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Jouarre, 93.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%). By results, schools here place #71 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Jouarre runs lower than in 82% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Jouarre logged 40 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage23
Family violence10
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud25
Drug use6
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
40
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 13.1% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Jouarre is easier to get around on foot than four in five compared French towns
26.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Jouarre number 800, against 1,950 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,260 a year per consumption unit, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport23%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
800
jobs based in Jouarre, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Children under 15 make up 18%, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and close to compared French towns (17%). A fifth of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town.
42.2median age
JouarreSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
The estimated advertised rent in Jouarre is €13.32/m² a month, against €16.75/m² in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,083/m²: 107 houses and apartments sold in Jouarre between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.83/m² a month. Houses were 85% of what sold.
€2,083/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jouarre€2,083/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,095/m²
91
€13.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.23 to €15.80/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie
Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jouarre: Photo: Arnaldo · Public domain · Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Jouarre : ancien auditoire: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Nolongues (ancien): Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Jouarre
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Jouarre as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jouarre
Is Jouarre safe?
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne.
Are schools in Jouarre good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #71 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 91% of 219 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Samuel Beckett 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.
Is Jouarre expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,083/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jouarre grades C+ for cost of living.
About Jouarre
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Jouarre is a commune of 4,221 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie. 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
4,221 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Coulommiers Pays de Brie
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.
