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MachaultSeine-et-Marne

815 people live in this town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.

Is Machault a good place to live?

Machault has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Vincent
Église Saint-Vincent · Inscrit · Photo: David Jouas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Machault’s story

Machault in pictures

Machault has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1945First protected: Église Saint-Vincent
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Landmarks

Machault has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: David Jouas · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Machault.

Who lives here

Few people in Machault are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

39.3median age

37% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 23%, above both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 16% of the population.

MachaultSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Machault
MachaultSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1523%20%17%
15–248.7%13%11%
25–4426%26%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+16%15%22%
No diploma13%17%19%
CAP or BEP25%21%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education37%34%30%

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

History

Machault keeps more of its old housing than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Machault has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1945
first monument protected
23%
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

Machault has lower unemployment than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.2%

13%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €30,300 a year per consumption unit, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Machault counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 400 workers). At the census, 13.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport11%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Machault, 0.1 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Machault costs an estimated advertised €15.53/m² a month, against €16.75/m² in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€15.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Machault from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Machault€15.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€16.75/m²
€15.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.75 to €18.92/m² a month)
€11.40/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 Machault

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Famous people from Machault

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Machault yet.

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About Machault

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

Machault is a commune of 815 people in the Communauté de communes Brie des Rivières et Châteaux. 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
815 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Brie des Rivières et Châteaux
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
INSEE code
77266

Machault’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 →
HéricyVulaines-sur-SeineLe Châtelet-en-BrieThomeryChampagne-sur-SeineVernou-la-Celle-sur-SeineHéricyVulaines-sur-SeineLe Châtelet-en-BrieThomeryChampagne-sur-SeineVernou-la-Celle-sur-SeineMachault
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Machault815—————
Héricy2,5072.8—C—C+
Vulaines-sur-Seine2,7303.5BCB+C+
Le Châtelet-en-Brie4,2073.9B−CAD
Thomery3,3844—C−—A
Champagne-sur-Seine6,4974.2DC+B−D
Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine2,6304.5—C—D

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 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.