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A town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, home to 365 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Germain-sur-École is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-sur-École as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Moulin de Choiseau, in Cély, 2.2 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Germain-sur-École 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 Saint-Germain-sur-École.
Children are 22% of the town. 21% of residents are 65 or over, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by two in five adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income is €32,070 a year for each consumption unit. For its 150 residents in work, Saint-Germain-sur-École has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 9.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.9 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Christine de PisanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Saint-Germain-sur-École. Renting a house costs an estimated €13.78/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Germain-sur-École. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-sur-École yet.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Saint-Germain-sur-École is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Fontainebleau. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | 365 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champcueil Essonne | 2,854 | 3.6 | — | C | — | A |
| Pringy | 3,864 | 4.1 | C | D | B+ | C+ |
| Boissise-le-Roi | 3,941 | 4.3 | B− | D | B | A− |
| Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry | 15,724 | 4.6 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Milly-la-Forêt Essonne | 4,562 | 5.4 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux Essonne | 4,801 | 6.2 | C | D | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.