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Population 2,888: a town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Incomes are on the low side: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: bac results 5.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Germain-Laval has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain-Laval 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.
Saint-Germain-Laval has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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Saint-Germain-Laval has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Henri Farty, born in 1896, is the one person born in Saint-Germain-Laval before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-Laval.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.47/m² a month, lower than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Saint-Germain-Laval from July 2023 to June 2026: 59 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.43/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,152/m² | 58 |
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 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 76% of 270 candidates passed the bac pro. Near Saint-Germain-Laval, 83.5% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #34 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 80%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent André MalrauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 280 | 93%−2 pts |
| Collège André MalrauxBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 108 | 90%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. 13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and above compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-Laval | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
Saint-Germain-Laval has one family doctor. Average lifespans in Seine-et-Marne: 85.4 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 173 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 189: 8% below.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. 6.6% of its homes were built before 1919, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
17.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income is €26,090 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Saint-Germain-Laval (2025). In 2025, 26 offenses were recorded locally. Violence against people averaged 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 5.6.
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 45.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Germain-Laval. Best known first.
Saint-Germain-Laval has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 2,888 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 22,279 | 1.7 | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Cannes-Écluse | 2,742 | 2.8 | — | C− | — | C |
| Varennes-sur-Seine | 3,748 | 3 | D | C− | C− | C+ |
| La Grande-Paroisse | 2,893 | 4.2 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard Yonne | 3,455 | 5.6 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine | 2,630 | 6.3 | — | C | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Germain-Laval has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #34 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 93% of 280 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent André Malraux 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 Saint-Germain-Laval grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Saint-Germain-Laval is a commune of 2,888 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Montereau. 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
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 9, 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.