Marles-en-Brie’s strongest is walkability (A−) — 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns: brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Marles-en-Brie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marles-en-Brie 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marles-en-Brie.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 11% of people in Marles-en-Brie are 65 or over, fewer than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up just over a fifth of residents. 13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and above compared French towns (11%). Marles-en-Brie has a median age of 36.4.
36.4median age
Marles-en-BrieSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Marles-en-Brie is better off than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,140 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment runs at 6.7%. Jobs located in Marles-en-Brie: 250, for 950 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, nearly a quarter of commuters got to work without a car.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
Public transport22%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Marles-en-Brie, 0.3 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Marles-en-Brie is €15.33/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.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Marles-en-Brie, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,922/m². Houses were 83% of what sold.
€2,922/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marles-en-Brie€2,922/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,027/m²
39
€15.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.41 to €17.53/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val Briard
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Marles-en-Brie sees more deaths than 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 83 residents of Marles-en-Brie died, against 85 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Marles-en-Brie come to 98 per 100 predicted. Life expectancy in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Marles-en-Brie · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de Tournan
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de Tournan
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Marles-en-Brie keeps more of its old housing than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is public buildings: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Marles-en-Brie is Église Saint-Germain. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marles-en-Brie
Is Marles-en-Brie safe?
Marles-en-Brie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Marles-en-Brie good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marles-en-Brie expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,922/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marles-en-Brie grades C− for cost of living.
About Marles-en-Brie
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Marles-en-Brie is a commune of 1,898 people in the Communauté de communes Val Briard. 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
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.
