Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a strength (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,707/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Provinois. Incomes are on the low side (C): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 10.8% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sourdun 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 Sourdun 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.
Prieuré (ancien): Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sourdun.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
A walkable place: Sourdun beats 95% of compared French towns on foot
22%walk, cycle or take transit
Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (31.2%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,220 a year per consumption unit. Of those in the labour force, 10.8% are unemployed.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Public transport19%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
400
jobs based in Sourdun, 0.6 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 95% 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 Sourdun’s ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Seine-et-Marne, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 118 deaths in Sourdun from 2016 to 2025; there were 95, 20% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Sourdun is Centre hospitalier Leon Binet de Provins, 2.3 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Sourdun · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Leon Binet de Provins
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Leon Binet de Provins
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Sourdun: 14% are 15 to 24, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
43.4median age
25% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%). Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.
SourdunSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Sourdun costs less than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.70/m² a month
€1,707/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
56 sales of houses and apartments in Sourdun, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,707/m². House rents are put at about €8.09/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sourdun€1,707/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,707/m²
56
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.30 to €14.71/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Provinois
Sourdun is a commune of 1,541 people in the Communauté de communes du Provinois. 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
1,541 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Provinois
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
9 sq mi (23.3 km²)
INSEE code
77459
Sourdun’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sourdun
Is Sourdun safe?
Sourdun has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Sourdun good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 69 candidates passed the bac at Collège d'État de Sourdun in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sourdun expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,707/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sourdun grades B− for cost of living.
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.
