A town with more to fix than most. Schools lag: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. La Ferté-Gaucher grades D overall, better than just over a tenth of compared French towns. It ranks #82 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. Work and incomes lag: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 19.1% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,771/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Deux Morin. Walkability is its strong suit — just over three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 La Ferté-Gaucher 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
La Ferté-Gaucher has higher unemployment than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 19.1%
28%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €21,460 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.6% of working residents in La Ferté-Gaucher didn’t travel to work at all. 28.1% of the town’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 66% drove.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
Public transport18%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,950
jobs based in La Ferté-Gaucher, 1.2 per working resident
19.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
La Ferté-Gaucher sees more crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
17recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
More of the graded crimes in La Ferté-Gaucher were criminal damage than anything else (2025). In all, 152 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 12 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 17 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage41
Family violence39
Other physical violence27
Vehicle theft20
Sexual violence16
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence32
Fraud32
Drug use25
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.
17
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
152
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.1%
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 · When theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in La Ferté-Gaucher, 92 per 100, but more than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Ferté-Gaucher is Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers, 9.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 589 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 777, 32% more. Also worth knowing: 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 La Ferté-Gaucher can choose among 3 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Ferté-Gaucher · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rene Arbeltier de Coulommiers
9.9 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
Old homes shape La Ferté-Gaucher: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Ferté-Gaucher; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Renting in La Ferté-Gaucher costs an estimated advertised €11.82/m² a month, against €16.75/m² in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€1,771/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Only one of the 116 towns in Seine-et-Marne costs less to buy into than La Ferté-Gaucher, whose median sale is €1,771/m². The median price, €1,771/m², comes from 122 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in La Ferté-Gaucher sell for €1,899/m² and apartments for €1,667/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Ferté-Gaucher€1,771/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,899/m²
72
Apartments
€1,667/m²
50
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €14.67/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Deux Morin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in La Ferté-Gaucher than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults
42.3median age
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Line up the people of La Ferté-Gaucher by age and the one in the middle is 42.3.
La Ferté-GaucherSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Pierre Delbet: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About La Ferté-Gaucher
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
La Ferté-Gaucher is a commune of 4,743 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Morin. 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
4,743 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Morin
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
77182
La Ferté-Gaucher’s 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 La Ferté-Gaucher
Is La Ferté-Gaucher safe?
It grades C− for safety, #86 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 41 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Ferté-Gaucher good?
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Ferté-Gaucher expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,771/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Ferté-Gaucher grades B 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.
