Dept 77 Rank #82 / 96
Seine-et-Marne
Île-de-France · Nearest city: Marne-la-Vallée / Melun TGV
🚄 TGV
Fontainebleau sandstone forest, Seine meanders
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Seine-et-Marne leans on excellent rail links and a solid tourist draw, but steep property, grey skies and thin healthcare cover hold it back. La Seine-et-Marne s'appuie sur d'excellentes liaisons ferroviaires et un attrait touristique solide, mais un immobilier cher, un ciel gris et un accès aux soins limité la freinent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,842h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
139/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
120/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
666mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
17/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.4 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.1m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.10 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
4/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+9 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-20 days · -14 so far
Dry-soil days ~+22 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
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Max elevation
216m
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Forest cover
24.3%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Fontainebleau sandstone forest, Seine meanders
Identity
Seine-et-Marne is the birthplace of Louis XIII.
Notable figures born here
Louis XIIIPaul Pogba — footballeurLouis Braille — inventeurPhilippe IV de France — dirigeantFrançois IIPhilippe VI de France — souverainHenri Cartier-Bresson — artiste peintreLucas Digne — footballeurChristopher Nkunku — footballeurAndré The Giant — acteur
Terroir & appellations
Seine-et-Marne lies within protected appellation areas, including Champagne, Brie de Meaux, Brie de Melun.
ChampagneBrie de MeauxBrie de MelunCoteaux champenoisÎle-de-France GuérardVolailles du GâtinaisÎle-de-FranceBrillat-SavarinVolailles de la ChampagneÎle-de-France Coteaux de BlunayÎle-de-France Coteaux de Provins
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Pierre Mac Orlan
- Louis Braille
- Rosa Bonheur
- Stéphane Mallarmé
- Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne
- Jardin du Moulin Jaune
- Jardin-musée Bourdelle
- Domaine national de Fontainebleau
- +3 more
Station classée de tourisme (4)
Risks
Safety score
7/10
Flood risk
Low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Ground movement Very high 100% p90 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 100% p93 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 99.8% p83 of 96
Flooding Moderate 41.2% p41 of 96
Wildfire Very low 7.1% p54 of 96
Dam failure Very low 5.7% p31 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 3.7% p53 of 96
Nuclear Very low 1.2% p72 of 96
Transport
Transport
10/10
0.7 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
8
A4 · A5 · A5a · A5b · A6 · A77 · A104 · A140
Work locally
17.3%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Marne-la-Vallée / Melun TGV
✈ Airport
Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) · ~44 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
0.7h direct
🛣 Highways
A4, A5, A5a, A5b, A6, A77, A104, A140
Services
Healthcare
2/10
APL 2.4
#2 least GP access of 96
Schools
4/10
Brevet 84%
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Fiber coverage
96%
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Intl schools
9schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
1,419,459
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Density
240/km²
Urban
+198% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.7%/yr
+0.5 pts vs median · p83
Median income
$28,000
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
12.4%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
10.5%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 40 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
19.7%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
3.2%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
19.7%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.3%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.5%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
29.4%
Clerical & service staff
28.5%
Manual workers
16.6%
Real estate
Median
$3,290/m²
$1,540 $5,090
House $3,040 Apt $3,670
-1.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
48.38%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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