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With 39,096 residents, it is a town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
At C− overall, Pontault-Combault ranks #61 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. It comes out better than 24% of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too — bac results 2.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 37% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Pontault-Combault 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.
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The 2 things Pontault-Combault does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pontault-Combault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Ormesson, in Ormesson-sur-Marne, 3 mi away.
0.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pontault-Combault 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 Pontault-Combault.
Jobs based in Pontault-Combault number 10,000, against 18,300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €27,700 a year per consumption unit, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 2.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €3,703/m², above both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€3,093/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house in Pontault-Combault goes for €3,632/m², an apartment for €3,802/m². House rents are put at about €14.65/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,632/m² | 528 |
| Apartments | €3,802/m² | 490 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pontault-Combault, 90.6% passed the bac, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 76% passed the bac pro, of 264 candidates at 2 lycées. By results, schools here place #73 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 179 | 88%±0 pts |
| Lycée Camille ClaudelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 333 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège Van GoghBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 14% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pontault-Combault | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
25 GPs practise in Pontault-Combault. At birth, a girl in Seine-et-Marne can expect 85.4 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 2,274 residents of Pontault-Combault died, against 2,421 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Pontault-Combault. Violence against people ran at 6.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 18.7 (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in the town came to 955 in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Pontault-Combault. Best known first.
3 notable people were born in Pontault-Combault.
Emma Fourreau: The Left, Public domain · Samed Kilic: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Pontault-Combault is a commune of 39,096 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Paris - Vallée de la Marne. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontault-Combault | 39,096 | — | C− | D− | C | A− |
| La Queue-en-Brie Val-de-Marne | 12,241 | 1.4 | C+ | D | B | B |
| Émerainville | 7,690 | 1.6 | B− | D− | B | B+ |
| Le Plessis-Trévise Val-de-Marne | 21,112 | 1.8 | B− | D | B+ | A |
| Roissy-en-Brie | 23,229 | 2 | C | D | B+ | C+ |
| Chennevières-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne | 18,710 | 3 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Noiseau Val-de-Marne | 4,628 | 3.2 | — | D | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #76 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 71 burglaries and 322 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #73 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 95% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Camille Claudel in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pontault-Combault grades D− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.