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127 people live in this town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Bailly-aux-Forges is too small for the grades other French towns get. 12% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Bailly-aux-Forges does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bailly-aux-Forges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix dite de la Périère, in Cirfontaines-en-Azois, 2.9 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bailly-aux-Forges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bailly-aux-Forges.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Haute-Marne’s towns (18%) and near compared French towns (30%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. Ages in Bailly-aux-Forges split evenly at 50.1: half are older, half younger.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bailly-aux-Forges | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €25,690 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675). At the census, 6.5% of working residents in Bailly-aux-Forges didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.83/m² a month. Bailly-aux-Forges recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Bailly-aux-Forges. Best known first.
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Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Bailly-aux-Forges is a commune of 127 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly-aux-Forges | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wassy | 2,771 | 3 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Joinville | 2,915 | 11 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Saint-Dizier | 22,858 | 12 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Ancerville Meuse | 2,569 | 13 | — | A+ | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.