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Population 572: a town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Léchelle isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Léchelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Beauchéry, in Beauchery-Saint-Martin, 2.8 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Léchelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Léchelle.
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (11%). At 44, the median resident of Léchelle sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Léchelle | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Léchelle, for 250 working residents (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €25,730 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310). Bus, tram or train carried 7.9% of working residents in Léchelle to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 4.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège d'État de SourdunNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 69 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Léchelle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Léchelle yet.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Léchelle is a commune of 572 people in the Communauté de communes du Provinois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léchelle | 572 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provins | 11,632 | 4.3 | D | C | D | C |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube | 2,605 | 7.8 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Nogent-sur-Seine Aube | 5,537 | 7.9 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly | 2,706 | 13 | — | B− | — | C− |
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 4,743 | 15 | D | B | C− | C+ |
| Romilly-sur-Seine Aube | 14,959 | 16 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.