A town of contrasts. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+) — 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 32% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C+, good for #17 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Nationally, it does better than nearly two fifths of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B for health and B for jobs & income.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 La Queue-en-Brie 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 La Queue-en-Brie.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
In La Queue-en-Brie, 32.4% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 55.6% in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Median disposable income comes to €28,450 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 8.3%, lower than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 5,650 residents in work, La Queue-en-Brie has 2,550 jobs: 0.4 each.
32%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
Public transport26%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
2,550
jobs based in La Queue-en-Brie, 0.4 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,450
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 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The estimated advertised rent in La Queue-en-Brie is €18.82/m² a month, against €20.46/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,359/m², comes from 299 sales of houses and apartments in La Queue-en-Brie from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses sell for €3,301/m² in the town, apartments for €3,615/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €16.15/m² a month.
€3,359/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Queue-en-Brie€3,359/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,301/m²
237
Apartments
€3,615/m²
62
€18.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.16 to €21.91/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.15/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
A town of families: 21% of people in La Queue-en-Brie are under 15, more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 33% have a degree. 14% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of the population.
38.3median age
La Queue-en-BrieVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
84.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, 4.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near La Queue-en-Brie, 90.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 466 candidates at 5 lycées. The town’s schools place #39 of 47 in Val-de-Marne on results.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
La Queue-en-Brie records 83 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of La Queue-en-Brie can choose among 7 GPs. Women in Val-de-Marne live to 86.7 on average and men to 82.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 696 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 699, about as many.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in La Queue-en-Brie · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Paul D Egine
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de Marne la Vallee
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in La Queue-en-Brie than in 58% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.9 violent offenses and 11.8 graded property crimes a year. In all, 236 offenses reached the police record in La Queue-en-Brie in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage63
Family violence46
Theft from vehicles33
Other physical violence31
Vehicle theft30
Burglary18
Sexual violence15
Drug use74
Fraud68
Theft without violence41
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
236
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Tour médiévale: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château des Marmousets: Photo: thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien domaine de l'Hermitage: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from La Queue-en-Brie
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Queue-en-Brie yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Queue-en-Brie
Is La Queue-en-Brie safe?
It grades B for safety, #5 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Queue-en-Brie good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #39 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 95% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Camille Claudel 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 La Queue-en-Brie expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,359/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Queue-en-Brie grades D for cost of living.
About La Queue-en-Brie
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
La Queue-en-Brie is a commune of 12,241 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
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.
