Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Montreuil ranks #18 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis, with a D overall. On that grade it does better than 7% of compared French towns. Its best grade is for walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 75% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Crime is the sore point: an average of 10 recorded violent incidents and 25.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Montreuil 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.
Porcelainerie Samson (ancienne): Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul-du-Haut-Montreuil: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuil.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Montreuil works better than 100% of compared French towns
75%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €24,100 a year per consumption unit. 15.2% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (14.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Montreuil counts 1.2 jobs (61,200 jobs, 51,400 workers).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport58%
Driving18%
Bicycle10%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter3%
61,200
jobs based in Montreuil, 1.2 per working resident
15.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Montreuil than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or across compared French towns: €22.86/m² a month
€6,019/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €6,019/m², higher than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€3,477/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Montreuil, houses go for €6,152/m² and apartments for €6,000/m². The market in the town: 3,041 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montreuil€6,019/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,152/m²
545
Apartments
€6,000/m²
2,496
€22.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.64 to €29.62/m² a month)
15
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Montreuil is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
36.9median age
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, lower than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (13%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). 13% of residents have reached 65.
MontreuilSeine-Saint-Denis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Montreuil than in 91% of compared French towns
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Police and gendarmerie recorded 4,242 offenses in Montreuil in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,432
Theft from vehicles881
Other physical violence460
Family violence449
Burglary411
Vehicle theft338
Sexual violence256
Armed robbery15
Theft without violence2,007
Fraud895
Drug use813
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.
10
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,242
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Montreuil has 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Montreuil is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul-du-Haut-Montreuil. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
86.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 79 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Montreuil is 90.3%, above Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) but below compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #6 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Montreuil run higher than in 56% of compared French towns
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its seven care homes for older people (610 places) count their residents as Montreuil’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. 6,487 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 6,409: 1% above. At birth, a girl in Seine-Saint-Denis can expect 85.7 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 62 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
62
GPs in Montreuil · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Montreuil
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Montreuil
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rayan Aït-Nouri: Anneprudence, CC BY 4.0 · Djamel Abdoun: Дмитрий Неймырок, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Montreuil
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Montreuil is a commune of 111,934 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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
111,934 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
93048
Montreuil’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 Montreuil
Is Montreuil safe?
It grades D for safety, #27 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 411 burglaries and 1,432 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montreuil good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #6 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 88% of 474 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Jaurès in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montreuil expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Montreuil grades D− 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.
