Housing is within reach (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car (C): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bayard-sur-Marne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bayard-sur-Marne 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 de Prez-sur-Marne: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bayard-sur-Marne.
HealthHealth D−
Bayard-sur-Marne loses more people than its age profile suggests, 117 per 100 expected, above Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bayard-sur-Marne is Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz, 8.7 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 112 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 131, 17% more. Life expectancy in Haute-Marne: 84.1 years for women and 77.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bayard-sur-Marne · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
84.1 · 77.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Bayard-sur-Marne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,840 a year per consumption unit. 9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Bayard-sur-Marne at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
350
jobs based in Bayard-sur-Marne, 0.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Homes from before 1919 in Bayard-sur-Marne: 10%, against 18% in Haute-Marne’s towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bayard-sur-Marne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Bayard-sur-Marne are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
48.5median age
18% of adults hold a degree, near Haute-Marne’s towns (18%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Residents of Bayard-sur-Marne have a median age of 48.5.
Bayard-sur-MarneHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Bayard-sur-Marne is a commune of 1,260 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
Population
1,260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.4 km²)
INSEE code
52265
Bayard-sur-Marne’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 Bayard-sur-Marne
Is Bayard-sur-Marne safe?
Bayard-sur-Marne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bayard-sur-Marne good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bayard-sur-Marne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,374/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bayard-sur-Marne grades A 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.
