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It is a town of 1,039 residents in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 41% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car: 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Chamarandes-Choignes 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 Chamarandes-Choignes 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.
Chamarandes-Choignes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chamarandes-Choignes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chamarandes-Choignes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 57 residents of Chamarandes-Choignes died, against 97 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 41% fewer. Life expectancy in Haute-Marne: 84.1 years for women and 77.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Chamarandes-Choignes is Centre hospitalier de Chaumont, 1.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.11/m² a month. Chamarandes-Choignes recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Marne’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chamarandes-Choignes holds 250 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,600 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, near Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). 18% of residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.8% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chamarandes-Choignes | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
83.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Chamarandes-Choignes, about level with Haute-Marne’s towns (82.9%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 178 candidates at 2 lycées. Collège pupils travel 0.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 72%−20 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Edmé BouchardonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 219 | 95%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Eugène DecombleBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 93 | 85%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chamarandes-Choignes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chamarandes-Choignes. Best known first.
MuseumCentre national du graphisme2.2 km northwest, in Chaumont
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire de Chaumont2.2 km northwest, in ChaumontAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Val des Écoliers de Verbiesles2.3 km south, in VerbieslesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Carmélites de Chaumont2.2 km northwest, in ChaumontChâteauChâteauChâteau du Val-des-Escholiers2.3 km south, in VerbieslesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Chamarandes-Choignes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Choignes: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
2 notable people were born in Chamarandes-Choignes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamarandes-Choignes | 1,039 | — | — | A+ | — | A+ |
| Chaumont | 20,827 | 1 | B | A | C− | B |
| Nogent | 3,550 | 9.9 | A− | A+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chamarandes-Choignes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns. 95% of 219 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Edmé Bouchardon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Chamarandes-Choignes is a commune of 1,039 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont. 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
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 8, 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.