Église Saint-Jacques: Photo: ArséniureDeGallium · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ville-Saint-Jacques.
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Ville-Saint-Jacques, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
41.2median age
The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
Ville-Saint-JacquesSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 12.1% of commuters in Ville-Saint-Jacques go to work without a car, fewer than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €29,900 a year per consumption unit. Ville-Saint-Jacques holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport10%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Ville-Saint-Jacques, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate
92.0%passed the brevet
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Ville-Saint-Jacques, 74.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A home in Ville-Saint-Jacques sells for €2,138/m², less than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
€2,138/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.00/m² a month, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.40/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Ville-Saint-Jacques.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ville-Saint-Jacques€2,138/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,138/m²
30
€14.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.27 to €17.37/m² a month)
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Ville-Saint-Jacques is a commune of 815 people in the Communauté de communes Moret Seine et Loing. 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
815 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Moret Seine et Loing
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.7 km²)
INSEE code
77516
Ville-Saint-Jacques’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
