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ChangeyHaute-Marne

The town, home to 285 people, lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Is Changey a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Changey has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 38% of homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Changey stand out

The 2 things Changey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Changey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Changey’s story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

Changey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Château de Changey
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Changey.

Who lives here

Few people in Changey are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. At 51.8, the median resident of Changey sits in the middle of the age range.

51.8median age
ChangeyHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Changey
ChangeyHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–246%12%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+31%27%22%
No diploma19%29%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education22%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

13% of Changey’s homes were built before 1919 (Haute-Marne towns 18%, compared French towns 7.4%)

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Changey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Changey, 5.8%, runs below Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

2.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €26,770 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Changey, 0.1 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Changey costs less than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.51/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Changey.

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Changey€7.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.61/m² a month)
€5.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Lac de Charmes and 3 more in and around Changey

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Changey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Changey

12pages on Changey

Landmarks

The list names few of Changey’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Changey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Changey yet.

How we find them →

Changey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Marne →
LangresNogentChaumontLangresNogentChaumontChangey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Changey285—————
Langres7,4214.8CADC
Nogent3,5507.8A−A+C+C−
Chaumont20,82717BAC−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Changey

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Changey is a commune of 285 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Langres. 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
285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Langres
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
52105

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.