The data are hard on it. Overall, Romainville earns a D, which places it #21 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Nationally, it does better than 7% of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its strong suit (A+) — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 64% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Romainville 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Romainville.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 11% of people in Romainville are 65 or over, fewer than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
35.6median age
22% are under 15, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (22%) and above compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
RomainvilleSeine-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 diploma23%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Romainville is easier to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
64%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,630 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.5%, lower than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 47.5% of working residents in Romainville went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport48%
Driving29%
Bicycle9%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter5%
9,000
jobs based in Romainville, 0.6 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,630
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−
Homes in Romainville cost more than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,392/m²
€5,392/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €5,676/m² in Romainville, apartments for €5,347/m². The estimated advertised rent is €20.98/m² a month, higher than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 22% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Romainville€5,392/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,676/m²
173
Apartments
€5,347/m²
597
€20.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.37 to €26.90/m² a month)
13.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.64/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
Safety
Romainville sees more crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8 violent offenses and 21.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 1,155 offenses were reported in Romainville during 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage482
Family violence163
Theft from vehicles138
Burglary121
Other physical violence98
Vehicle theft94
Sexual violence59
Theft without violence321
Fraud232
Drug use154
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,155
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
83.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 102 collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Romainville, 89.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #9 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Romainville sees more deaths than 60% of compared French towns
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,705 residents of Romainville died, against 1,721 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. Its care home for older people (110 places) counts its residents as Romainville’s; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Romainville can choose among 18 GPs. In Seine-Saint-Denis, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Romainville · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirurgical Floreal
0.7 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
Romainville has 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century.
Jean-Laurent Cochet: Srymepro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Émilien Devic: La Vie au grand air, Public domain · Berthe Kolochine-Erber: ScientificIllustrator, CC BY 4.0
About Romainville
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Romainville is a commune of 37,152 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
37,152 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
INSEE code
93063
Romainville’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 Romainville
Is Romainville safe?
It grades C− for safety, #12 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 121 burglaries and 482 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Romainville good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #9 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 75% of 52 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Liberté in 2025, 11 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Romainville expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Romainville 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.
