Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on walkability as well — 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Châteauvillain 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 Châteauvillain 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteauvillain.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Châteauvillain cost less than in Haute-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €780/m²
€780/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.46/m² a month, about level with Haute-Marne’s towns (€8.74/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 96% of what sold. The market in Châteauvillain: 56 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauvillain€780/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Marne median€1,048/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€834/m²
54
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.63 to €10.80/m² a month)
2.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€5.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Trois Forêts
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Châteauvillain run above what its ages would predict: 109 per 100 expected, more than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 241 deaths in Châteauvillain from 2016 to 2025; there were 370, 53% more. The nearest emergency department to Châteauvillain is Centre hospitalier de Chaumont, 12.2 mi away. Average lifespans in Haute-Marne: 84.1 years for women, 77.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 2 GPs practise in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw153
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Châteauvillain · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Chaumont
12.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chaumont
84.1 · 77.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Châteauvillain are 15 to 24: 9%, fewer than in Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
49.6median age
29% of residents are 65 or over, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults. Residents of Châteauvillain have a median age of 49.6.
ChâteauvillainHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
People in Châteauvillain have lower living standards than in 83% of French communes of 1,000+
14%walk, cycle or take transit
10.3% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 13.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Haute-Marne’s towns (22.5%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,670 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Châteauvillain, 0.9 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Châteauvillain: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017. For its size, Châteauvillain has 40 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. This Haute-Marne town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit5
15th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected
2017
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Châteauvillain is a commune of 1,482 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
Population
1,482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Trois Forêts
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
41.4 sq mi (107.3 km²)
INSEE code
52114
Châteauvillain’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 Châteauvillain
Is Châteauvillain safe?
Châteauvillain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Châteauvillain expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châteauvillain 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.
