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LarchantSeine-et-Marne

It is a town of 730 residents in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.

Is Larchant a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Larchant falls below the line for grades. 18% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Larchant stand out

The one thing Larchant does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Mathurin
Église Saint-Mathurin · Classé · Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0
Larchant’s story

Larchant in pictures

Larchant has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1846First protected: Église Saint-Mathurin
  • 1981Most recently protected: Ferme du Chapître
  • 2001The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Larchant.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Larchant than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

43% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population.

47.7median age
LarchantSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Larchant
LarchantSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1515%20%17%
15–249%13%11%
25–4423%26%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+18%15%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP21%21%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education43%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Larchant: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Larchant is Abri sous roche orné de gravures préhistoriques. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
2001
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
25%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Larchant are out of work than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.9%

The median disposable income was €30,370 a year per consumption unit, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. For its 400 residents in work, Larchant has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 14.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
Public transport8%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
150
jobs based in Larchant, 0.4 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.1 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Larchant92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Blanche de CastilleNearest collègeCollègeCollège13392%−1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Larchant costs an estimated advertised €14.45/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.

The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Larchant: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€14.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Larchant€14.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€16.75/m²
€14.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.78 to €17.72/m² a month)
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Larchant

13pages on Larchant

Landmarks

Larchant has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme du Chapître: Photo: MarcJP46 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel dit du Pélerin (ancien): Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Mathurin: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Larchant

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Larchant as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Larchant’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Seine-et-Marne →
Saint-Pierre-lès-NemoursNemoursBourron-MarlotteMontigny-sur-LoingPuiseauxLe MalesherboisSaint-Pierre-lès-NemoursNemoursBourron-MarlotteMontigny-sur-LoingPuiseauxLe MalesherboisLarchant
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Larchant730—————
Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours5,4013.9B−C−B−A
Nemours12,8894.7D−CDC−
Bourron-Marlotte2,7746.3BC−B+C−
Montigny-sur-Loing2,6697.4—C−—A−
Puiseaux Loiret3,2998.2B−BBC+
Le Malesherbois Loiret8,0169.4CB−B−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Larchant

Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France

Larchant is a commune of 730 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nemours. 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
730 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays de Nemours
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²)
INSEE code
77244

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.