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It is a town of 686 residents in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vendrest has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vendrest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Coulombs-en-Valois, 2.1 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vendrest.
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. 19% of residents are 65 or over, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vendrest | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vendrest has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €27,290 a year per consumption unit, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Vendrest didn’t travel to work at all.
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 market in Vendrest: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vendrest is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Vendrest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendrest | 686 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq | 3,627 | 3.6 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre | 10,254 | 6.8 | D− | C | C | D |
| Jouarre | 4,221 | 8.5 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Trilport | 5,146 | 8.9 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Charly-sur-Marne Aisne | 2,594 | 9.7 | B | B | A− | D |
| Meaux | 56,905 | 11 | D | D | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Vendrest is a commune of 686 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Ourcq. 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) · 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.