Mortcerf’s strongest is walkability: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mortcerf 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 Mortcerf 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 Mortcerf.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Mortcerf is better off than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,780 a year per consumption unit
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mortcerf has 200 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The census found just over a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport18%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Mortcerf, 0.3 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% 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 Mortcerf is €13.47/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.
Behind the median of €2,895/m²: 47 houses and apartments sold in Mortcerf between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 89% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,895/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mortcerf€2,895/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,891/m²
42
€13.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.26 to €16.11/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val Briard
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Mortcerf is below 59% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (77 places) counts its residents as Mortcerf’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 164 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 222, 35% more. The nearest emergency department to Mortcerf is Clinique de Tournan, 7.8 mi away. Life expectancy in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Mortcerf · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de Tournan
7.8 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
Children make up only 15% of Mortcerf, fewer than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and near compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
44.7median age
MortcerfSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
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People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mortcerf
Is Mortcerf safe?
Mortcerf has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Mortcerf expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,895/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mortcerf grades C+ for cost of living.
About Mortcerf
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Mortcerf is a commune of 1,400 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.
