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A town of 1,055 in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
School results trail most towns: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,388/m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Moret Seine et Loing. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.0% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (C+).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Villemaréchal 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 Villemaréchal 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.
Villemaréchal has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Villemaréchal does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villemaréchal as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Polissoir de la Forêt-Noire, in Paley, 1.7 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villemaréchal 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 Villemaréchal.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Villemaréchal, between Seine-et-Marne’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 7.5 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 115 | 86%−6 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.
Behind the median of €2,388/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Villemaréchal between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,388/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,880 a year per consumption unit, near Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€28,310) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 12.1% of working residents in Villemaréchal to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 9.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Villemaréchal has a median age of 47.9 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Villemaréchal | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 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.
In Seine-et-Marne, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 70 deaths in Villemaréchal between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 77: 10% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 90 per 100 expected, near both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Villemaréchal is Centre hospitalier de Nemours, 7.8 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
One notable person was born in Villemaréchal.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Villemaréchal is a commune of 1,055 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemaréchal | 1,055 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 12,810 | 7.5 | B | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Montigny-sur-Loing | 2,669 | 7.5 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Varennes-sur-Seine | 3,748 | 7.6 | D | C− | C− | C+ |
| La Grande-Paroisse | 2,893 | 7.9 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Nemours | 12,889 | 7.9 | D− | C | D | C− |
| Cannes-Écluse | 2,742 | 8.1 | — | C− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villemaréchal has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,388/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villemaréchal grades C+ for cost of living.
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.