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Population 61: a town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fays falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fays as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Benigne, in Domblain, 2 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fays.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.7% of residents. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Haute-Marne’s towns (27%). Ages in Fays split evenly at 55: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fays | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 13.3% are unemployed. At the census, 19.2% of working residents in Fays didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.83/m² a month. Fays recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fays is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fays yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fays | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wassy | 2,771 | 4.5 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Joinville | 2,915 | 5.4 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Ancerville Meuse | 2,569 | 11 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Saint-Dizier | 22,858 | 12 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Fays is a commune of 61 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
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 October 30, 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.