French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Arc-en-Barrois out for now. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
What makes Arc-en-Barrois stand out
The 2 things Arc-en-Barrois does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arc-en-Barrois.
Who lives here
Arc-en-Barrois has fewer young adults than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, higher than both Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
56.2median age
Arc-en-BarroisHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Arc-en-Barrois keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 5 historic monuments in Arc-en-Barrois; none is classé, France’s top protection.
5historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit5
12th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
✓
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Arc-en-Barrois are out of work than in Haute-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%
Per resident in work, Arc-en-Barrois counts 1.2 jobs (300 jobs, 250 workers). At the census, 10.4% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €25,810 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Arc-en-Barrois, 1.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Abbaye de Longuay: Photo: RaoulGlaber · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église d'Aubepierre: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du 16s derrière l'Hôtel de ville, près de la rue du Moulin: Photo: Clément Huvig · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Arc-en-Barrois: Photo: Clément Huvig · CC BY 3.0
Famous people from Arc-en-Barrois
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arc-en-Barrois yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Arc-en-Barrois
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Arc-en-Barrois is a commune of 671 people in the Communauté de communes des Trois Forêts. 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.
