The picture is mixed. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 63% of compared French towns. It ranks #4 of 44 in Val-de-Marne.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Marolles-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.
Église Saint-Julien-de-Brioude: Photo: Claire Sallenave · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Buisson (ancien): Photo: Racinaire · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Prieuré: Photo: Racinaire · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite La Belle Image: Photo: Racinaire · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marolles-en-Brie.
HousingCost of living D
The estimated advertised rent in Marolles-en-Brie is €18.42/m² a month, against €20.46/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€3,572/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Marolles-en-Brie sell for €4,253/m², houses for €3,430/m². At the median, a home went for €3,572/m², between Val-de-Marne’s towns (€4,010/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house rents for an estimated €16.15/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marolles-en-Brie€3,572/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,430/m²
122
Apartments
€4,253/m²
35
€18.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.33 to €22.14/m² a month)
8.9
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
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Marolles-en-Brie is better off than Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,100 a year per consumption unit
23%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, nearly a quarter of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport17%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
1,250
jobs based in Marolles-en-Brie, 0.6 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Marolles-en-Brie run below what its ages would predict: 72 per 100 expected, fewer than Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 213 residents of Marolles-en-Brie died, against 296 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. 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. For a family doctor, residents of Marolles-en-Brie can choose among 5 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Marolles-en-Brie · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive du Val D Yerres
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Claude Galien
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
84.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 12 collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below 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.
The bac pass rate near Marolles-en-Brie is 90.5%, about level with Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #39 of 47 in Val-de-Marne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Marolles-en-Brie is lower than in 64% of compared French towns
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
All told, Marolles-en-Brie had 93 recorded offenses in 2025. The town comes 2nd of the 44 compared towns in Val-de-Marne on the Safety Grade. Violence against people averaged 4.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.6. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Burglary24
Vehicle theft17
Other physical violence10
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud34
Drug use16
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
93
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
22.6%
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 · For sexual violence and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 22.6% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
4 historic monuments in Marolles-en-Brie, 2 classé
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Marolles-en-Brie is Église Saint-Julien-de-Brioude. 3 of the 4 are houses and mansions. The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.4%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Marolles-en-Brie is a graduates’ town: 49% hold a degree, more than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
43.5median age
Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, near Val-de-Marne’s towns (13%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.
Marolles-en-BrieVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education49%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Marolles-en-Brie is a commune of 4,781 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
4,781 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Val-de-Marne (94)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
94048
Marolles-en-Brie’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 Marolles-en-Brie
Is Marolles-en-Brie safe?
It grades B for safety, #2 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Marolles-en-Brie good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #39 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 97% of 267 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Christophe Colomb in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marolles-en-Brie expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marolles-en-Brie 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.
