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2026 ranking · brevet pass rate

The towns in France with the lowest brevet pass rate

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guiana) has the lowest brevet pass rate in France: 60.8%. Next come Les Mureaux (Yvelines, 62.4%) and Mana (French Guiana, 62.5%).

1,172 towns ranked out of 34,875

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. View of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 1stSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni 60.8% French Guiana
  2. View of Les Mureaux 2ndLes Mureaux 62.4% Yvelines
  3. View of Mana 3rdMana 62.5% French Guiana

Photos: © Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers 1,172 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. At the other end of the ranking, Châteauneuf-de-Galaure (Drôme) comes last with 100.0%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: lowest brevet pass rates in France

Rank Town Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Population
1 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana (973) 60.8 54,718
2 Les Mureaux Yvelines (78) 62.4 34,793
3 Mana French Guiana (973) 62.5 11,076
4 Denain Nord (59) 65.9 20,777
5 tied Mamoudzou Mayotte (976) 66.8 94,603
5 tied Trappes Yvelines (78) 66.8 34,788
7 tied Bischheim Bas-Rhin (67) 67.1 18,797
7 tied Hautmont Nord (59) 67.1 14,232
9 Hérouville-Saint-Clair Calvados (14) 67.3 23,672
10 Loos Nord (59) 68.4 22,850
11 Garges-lès-Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 68.5 41,893
12 tied Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 68.6 27,794
12 tied Carrières-sous-Poissy Yvelines (78) 68.6 20,950
12 tied Nemours Seine-et-Marne (77) 68.6 13,049
15 Montfermeil Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 69.5 28,825
16 Montigny-lès-Cormeilles Val-d'Oise (95) 69.6 22,555
17 tied Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône Val-d'Oise (95) 70.1 25,699
17 tied Dammarie-les-Lys Seine-et-Marne (77) 70.1 23,673
17 tied Mantes-la-Ville Yvelines (78) 70.1 22,504
20 Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher (41) 70.2 18,847
21 Clichy Hauts-de-Seine (92) 70.3 64,658
22 Montbéliard Doubs (25) 70.6 25,159
23 tied Bagneux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 71.1 44,744
23 tied Éragny-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise (95) 71.1 18,573
25 La Chapelle-Saint-Luc Aube (10) 71.2 12,730
26 Limay Yvelines (78) 71.4 18,010
27 Villeneuve-la-Garenne Hauts-de-Seine (92) 72.0 26,094
28 Capesterre-Belle-Eau Guadeloupe (971) 72.2 17,834
29 tied Creil Oise (60) 72.3 36,533
29 tied Plaisir Yvelines (78) 72.3 32,147
31 tied Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 72.6 149,936
31 tied Sainte-Rose Guadeloupe (971) 72.6 17,906
33 tied Grigny Essonne (91) 72.9 26,888
33 tied Vernouillet Eure-et-Loir (28) 72.9 12,503
35 Montmagny Val-d'Oise (95) 73.0 15,159
36 tied Bezons Val-d'Oise (95) 73.1 36,551
36 tied Limeil-Brévannes Val-de-Marne (94) 73.1 27,512
36 tied Achères Yvelines (78) 73.1 22,367
36 tied Canteleu Seine-Maritime (76) 73.1 14,752
40 tied Fleury-les-Aubrais Loiret (45) 73.2 22,020
40 tied Jouy-le-Moutier Val-d'Oise (95) 73.2 17,989
42 Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines (78) 73.5 43,683
43 tied Lormont Gironde (33) 73.6 26,158
43 tied Villefontaine Isère (38) 73.6 19,662
45 tied Bondy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 73.7 50,762
45 tied Auchel Pas-de-Calais (62) 73.7 10,098
47 Stains Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 73.8 41,471
48 Montargis Loiret (45) 73.9 15,193
49 tied Sarcelles Val-d'Oise (95) 74.0 59,385
49 tied Rethel Ardennes (08) 74.0 7,674
51 tied Ris-Orangis Essonne (91) 74.1 31,332
51 tied Clichy-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 74.1 29,421
53 tied Bobigny Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 74.4 57,035
53 tied La Courneuve Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 74.4 47,285
53 tied Matoury French Guiana (973) 74.4 36,694
53 tied Bollène Vaucluse (84) 74.4 14,247
57 tied Nanterre Hauts-de-Seine (92) 74.6 98,383
57 tied Castelsarrasin Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 74.6 14,579
57 tied Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère (29) 74.6 7,869
60 Allonnes Sarthe (72) 74.8 10,846
61 tied Villepinte Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 74.9 41,579
61 tied Givors Rhône (69) 74.9 21,503
63 tied Orly Val-de-Marne (94) 75.0 24,853
63 tied Morsang-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 75.0 21,850
63 tied Vauréal Val-d'Oise (95) 75.0 16,288
66 tied Cergy Val-d'Oise (95) 75.1 71,250
66 tied Sainte-Anne Guadeloupe (971) 75.1 24,204
68 Élancourt Yvelines (78) 75.2 26,611
69 tied Chanteloup-les-Vignes Yvelines (78) 75.3 10,925
69 tied Jeumont Nord (59) 75.3 10,260
71 Saint-Genis-Laval Rhône (69) 75.4 21,661
72 tied Évry-Courcouronnes Essonne (91) 75.5 67,272
72 tied Livry-Gargan Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 75.5 47,453
72 tied Avion Pas-de-Calais (62) 75.5 17,556
72 tied La Grand-Combe Gard (30) 75.5 4,893
72 tied Val-Couesnon Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 75.5 4,161
77 Guise Aisne (02) 75.6 4,549
78 tied Sevran Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 75.7 52,682
78 tied Neuilly-sur-Marne Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 75.7 39,891
78 tied Saint-Louis Haut-Rhin (68) 75.7 23,072
78 tied Soisy-sous-Montmorency Val-d'Oise (95) 75.7 18,148
82 Fréjus Var (83) 75.8 60,503
83 tied Champigny-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 75.9 78,400
83 tied Saint-Martin-d'Hères Isère (38) 75.9 37,921
83 tied Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 75.9 18,538
86 tied Les Abymes Guadeloupe (971) 76.0 51,441
86 tied Alfortville Val-de-Marne (94) 76.0 45,702
86 tied Villetaneuse Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 76.0 12,599
89 tied Ivry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne (94) 76.2 65,263
89 tied Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Val-de-Marne (94) 76.2 36,319
89 tied Goussainville Val-d'Oise (95) 76.2 31,413
89 tied Condé-en-Normandie Calvados (14) 76.2 6,320
89 tied Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) 76.2 5,101
94 tied Maubeuge Nord (59) 76.3 29,031
94 tied Saint-Michel-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 76.3 21,901
94 tied Valenton Val-de-Marne (94) 76.3 14,444
97 Montmirail Marne (51) 76.5 3,602
98 tied L'Isle-d'Abeau Isère (38) 76.6 17,792
98 tied Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir (28) 76.6 9,683
100 tied Aubervilliers Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 76.7 88,529

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest brevet pass rates in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guiana) has the lowest brevet pass rate in France: 60.8%.

What are the 10 towns in France with the lowest brevet pass rate?

In order: Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (60.8%), Les Mureaux (62.4%), Mana (62.5%), Denain (65.9%), Mamoudzou (66.8%), Trappes (66.8%), Bischheim (67.1%), Hautmont (67.1%), Hérouville-Saint-Clair (67.3%), and Loos (68.4%).

Which town in France has the highest brevet pass rate?

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure (Drôme) has the highest brevet pass rate in France: 100.0%. See the towns in France with the highest brevet pass rate.

How many towns in France are ranked?

1,172 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.

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