Fayl-Billot’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 10% of homes here are second homes.
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. Fayl-Billot 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 Fayl-Billot 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 Fayl-Billot.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Fayl-Billot costs less than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.89/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €785/m², below both Haute-Marne’s towns (€1,048/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 96% of what sold. House rents are put at about €6.79/m² a month.
€785/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fayl-Billot€785/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Marne median€1,048/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€785/m²
44
€7.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €10.10/m² a month)
2.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Savoir-Faire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fayl-Billot skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, below both Haute-Marne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Ages in Fayl-Billot split evenly at 51.9: half are older, half younger.
51.9median age
Fayl-BillotHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Incomes in Fayl-Billot come to a median €23,950 a year per consumption unit, against €22,675 in Haute-Marne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
12.2% of the labour force are out of work.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
700
jobs based in Fayl-Billot, 1.5 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
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 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Fayl-Billot records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 101 in Haute-Marne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Fayl-Billot is Centre hospitalier de Langres, 13.6 mi away. 295 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 246: 20% above. In Haute-Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.1 years for women and 77.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Fayl-Billot can choose among 4 GPs.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Fayl-Billot · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Langres
26.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gh Haute Saone site Vesoul
84.1 · 77.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fayl-Billot
Is Fayl-Billot safe?
Fayl-Billot has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 700 jobs for 450 working residents, Fayl-Billot draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is Fayl-Billot expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fayl-Billot grades A+ for cost of living.
About Fayl-Billot
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Fayl-Billot is a commune of 1,296 people in the Communauté de communes des Savoir-Faire. 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
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.
