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Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of residents. Some 3,932 people live in this town, in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car: nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 44% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes a C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. It ranks #41 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing La Rochette does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Rochette 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.
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La Rochette has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Rochette. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Gendarmerie nationale de Melun3.1 km north, in Melun
MuseumHôtel de la Vicomté2.1 km north, in MelunMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré Saint-Sauveur2 km north, in MelunChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vaux-le-Pénil1.7 km north, in Vaux-le-PénilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Soubiran2.2 km west, in Dammarie-les-LysPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Rochette.
The median disposable income is €31,050 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in La Rochette: 1,000, for 1,850 residents in work (0.5 each). At the census, 38.5% of working residents in La Rochette went to work by public transport.
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.
Apartments in La Rochette sell for €2,268/m², houses for €3,311/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €16.88/m² a month, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €13.34/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,311/m² | 64 |
| Apartments | €2,268/m² | 50 |
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.
A collège lies 0.7 mi away. For exam results, it comes #65 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert DoisneauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 69%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Frédéric Joliot-CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 366 | 88%−7 pts |
| Collège Jean de La FontaineBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 132 | 83%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of the population. Under 15: 18% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Rochette | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in La Rochette. At birth, a girl in Seine-et-Marne can expect 85.4 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 248 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 310: 20% below.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 1.7% of homes were built. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
54 offenses were reported in La Rochette during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.9 cases of violence against people and 16.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most locally was burglary (2025).
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 8.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
La Rochette has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm La Rochette as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochette | 3,932 | — | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Vaux-le-Pénil | 11,474 | 1.2 | B− | D | B | B+ |
| Dammarie-les-Lys | 23,559 | 1.2 | D− | D | C | C+ |
| Melun | 45,995 | 1.7 | D− | D | D | C |
| Le Mée-sur-Seine | 19,527 | 2.1 | D | C− | C | B |
| Rubelles | 3,537 | 2.8 | B | D | B+ | A− |
| Chartrettes | 2,633 | 2.8 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #42 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns and #65 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 88% of 366 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Frédéric Joliot-Curie in 2025, 7 points below 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 La Rochette grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
La Rochette is a commune of 3,932 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Melun Val de Seine. 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.