Église Saint-Julien · Inscrit · Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Réau’s story
Réau in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Réau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
- 1926First protected: Église Saint-Julien
RéauSeine-et-Marne
Some 2,127 people live in this town, in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Population
2,127
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€3,426
per m² · 44 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€15.71
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€28,660
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
18%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%
Is Réau a good place to live?
Where it does best is jobs & income (A+): 5.9 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for walkability. It also trails on schools — bac results 2.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.7 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Réau 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.
What makes Réau stand out
The 3 things Réau does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
10% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 36.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Median price per m²
Housing
€3,426/m²
Median sale price, 41% above the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
44 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
How Réau grades
Each subject compares Réau 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.
Réau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD−Open →Jobs & income8.0% unemploymentA+Open →SchoolsSchools are among the weakest comparedDOpen →SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedC−Open →Walkability42% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C and B+B−Open →
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Réau.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Réau, fewer than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up a tenth of the town, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). Réau has a median age of 36.5.
36.5median age
RéauSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
39% women, 61% men
About 65 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Réau | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 40% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D−
The estimated advertised rent in Réau is €15.71/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.
The median sale price was €3,426/m², higher than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€3,093/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Réau recorded 44 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 84% were houses.
€3,426/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Réau€3,426/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,300/m² | 37 |
€15.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.63 to €18.11/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Réau than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 80.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 82% of 296 candidates passed at the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km. 89.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Réau, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km
Réau80.0%
Median of towns87.5%
Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km
Réau89.5%
Median of towns92.9%
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les MaillettesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 74%−7 pts |
| Lycée Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 278 | 92%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de la Mare CarréeBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 62 | 82%+2 pts |
92%
passed the general and technological bac, −2.7 pts against the expected rate
82%
passed the vocational bac, −3.2 pts against the expected rate
80.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5.7 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Réau than in 81% of compared French towns
In 2025, other physical violence led the graded crimes in Réau. The town’s tally for 2025: 55 recorded offenses. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 12.7 violent offenses and 17.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. With 4,600 jobs for 800 working residents, Réau draws people in from neighbouring communes.
12.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence25
Criminal damage19
Theft from vehicles11
Drug use27
Theft without violence17
Fraud11
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.
12.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
55
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 12.6% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
1 historic monument in Réau, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Réau; none is classé, France’s top protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
1926
first monument protected
6.6%
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 & commuteJobs & income A+
17.9% of commuters in Réau walk, cycle or ride, against 31.2% in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,660 a year. 8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 14.3% of Réau’s working residents to work at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport14%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
4,600
jobs based in Réau, 5.9 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Réau is below 51% 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 (65 places) counts its residents as Réau’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 224 residents of Réau died, against 153 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 47% more. Life expectancy in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw147
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Réau · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupe Hostipalier Sud Ile de France site Melun Senart
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe Hostipalier Sud Ile de France site Melun Senart
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Musée Safran and 7 more in and around Réau
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Réau. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumMusée Safranin town
MuseumÉcomusée - Ferme du Coulevrain4.7 km southwest, in Savigny-le-TempleAttractionAttractionSud Aviation Vautour IINin townMuseumMuseumMusée aéronautique et spatial Safran3.8 km east, in Montereau-sur-le-JardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nandy4.9 km southwest, in NandyChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Barrière4.9 km northwest, in Lieusaint
MuseumÉcomusée - Ferme du Coulevrain4.7 km southwest, in Savigny-le-TempleAttractionAttractionSud Aviation Vautour IINin townMuseumMuseumMusée aéronautique et spatial Safran3.8 km east, in Montereau-sur-le-JardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nandy4.9 km southwest, in NandyChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Barrière4.9 km northwest, in LieusaintPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Écomusée - Ferme du Coulevrain: Yannis A., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Réau
15pages on Réau
The big questions
SafetyC−12.7 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCost of livingD−Median €3,426/m² · rent €15.71/m² a monthHousing44 sales on record, the last three yearsSchoolsDSix collèges and four lycées within 5 kmHealthB−0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.8 mi awayWork & commuteA+4,600 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Landmarks
Réau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-JulienChurch
Classé
Pont des Romains dit le Vieux PavéBridge · 17th & 18th c. · in Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre, 4.1 mi
Classé
Église Saint-AspaisChurch · 15th–17th c. · in Melun, 5.2 mi
Classé
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (également sur commune de Moisenay)Château · 17th c. · in Maincy, 5.6 mi
Photo credits
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Réau
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Réau yet.
Réau’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Moissy-CramayelSavigny-le-TempleVert-Saint-DenisNandyCessonÉvry-Grégy-sur-YerreRéau
How the neighbors grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réau | 2,127 | — | — | D− | C− | B− |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 18,511 | 1.8 | D | D | C+ | C+ |
| Savigny-le-Temple | 31,148 | 2.4 | C− | D | B− | B |
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 9,291 | 2.9 | B− | D | C+ | A |
| Nandy | 6,350 | 3 | C− | D | B+ | B |
| Cesson | 11,222 | 3.1 | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre | 3,321 | 3.3 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Réau
Are schools in Réau good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. 92% of 278 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Pierre Mendès France 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.
Is Réau expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Réau grades D− for cost of living.
About Réau
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Réau is a commune of 2,127 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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
- 2,127 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
- Département
- Seine-et-Marne (77)
- Région
- Île-de-France
- Area
- 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
- INSEE code
- 77384
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.