Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 22,810 residents in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
The data are hard on it. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on schools as well: bac results 2.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.4 points below the expected rate. Its best grade is for walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 52% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #78 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. Set against the rest, it does better than 14% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 · 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.
The 3 things Torcy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Torcy 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Torcy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne usine Menier, in Noisiel, 1.2 mi away.
1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Torcy. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Champs-sur-Marne3.1 km west, in Champs-sur-Marne
MuseumMusée des transports urbains, interurbains et ruraux4.5 km northwest, in Chelles
GardenIncroyables Comestibles2 km west, in Noisiel
ChâteauChâteau de Brou4.6 km north, in Brou-sur-ChantereineTheme parkTheme parkIle de Loisirs de Vaires - Torcy : l’espace baignadein townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Torcy.
The median disposable income was €24,270 a year per consumption unit, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 12.7%. Jobs based in Torcy number 8,200, against 10,300 residents in work (0.8 per worker).
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.
The median price, €3,391/m², comes from 552 sales of houses and apartments in Torcy from July 2023 to June 2026. The split in the town: €3,694/m² for houses, €3,310/m² for apartments. Houses were 27% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,694/m² | 148 |
| Apartments | €3,310/m² | 404 |
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 511 candidates at 5 lycées. 90.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Torcy, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #78 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis AragonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 71%−8 pts |
| Lycée Emily BrontëNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 325 | 92%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Louis LumièreBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 182 | 83%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
14% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, above both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Torcy | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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.
Life expectancy at birth in Seine-et-Marne is 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,134 deaths in Torcy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,193: 5% below. Also worth knowing: there are 21 general practitioners here.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
2025 saw 505 offenses recorded in Torcy. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.6 violent offenses and 15.8 graded property crimes a year. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (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 · For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Torcy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Torcy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcy | 22,810 | — | D | D | C+ | B+ |
| Lognes | 15,074 | 0.8 | C− | D− | B− | C+ |
| Noisiel | 16,053 | 1.1 | C− | D | B | B+ |
| Collégien | 3,354 | 1.4 | D | D | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes | 6,831 | 1.5 | D | D | D | C− |
| Vaires-sur-Marne | 13,931 | 1.8 | C+ | D− | B | A |
| Champs-sur-Marne | 27,451 | 2.4 | C− | D− | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #72 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 156 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #78 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 92% of 325 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Emily Brontë in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,391/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Torcy grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Torcy is a commune of 22,810 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
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.