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Fontaines-sur-MarneHaute-Marne

The town has 151 residents and lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Is Fontaines-sur-Marne a good place to live?

Fontaines-sur-Marne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Aqueduc romain sur la montagne du Châtelet (restes)
Aqueduc romain sur la montagne du Châtelet (restes) · Classé · Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fontaines-sur-Marne’s story

Fontaines-sur-Marne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontaines-sur-Marne counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1883.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1883First protected: Aqueduc romain sur la montagne du Châtelet (restes)
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontaines-sur-Marne counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Menhir dit "de la Haute-Borne", situé sur la montagne du Châtelet: Photo: Brascassat. · Public domain · Aqueduc romain sur la montagne du Châtelet (restes): Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaines-sur-Marne.

History

Fontaines-sur-Marne keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Fontaines-sur-Marne is Aqueduc romain sur la montagne du Châtelet (restes).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1883
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fontaines-sur-Marne has fewer young adults than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24

51.2median age

Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). 25% of residents have reached 65.

Fontaines-sur-MarneHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fontaines-sur-Marne
Fontaines-sur-MarneHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–248.8%12%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma20%29%19%
CAP or BEP39%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education20%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fontaines-sur-Marne than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7%

9%walk, cycle or take transit

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,330 a year. Unemployment stood at 11.8%, below Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.9% of working residents in Fontaines-sur-Marne to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Fontaines-sur-Marne, 0.1 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

82.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.2 mi away. The closest collège is 1.5 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fontaines-sur-Marne82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René RollinNearest collègeCollègeCollège5582%+3 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fontaines-sur-Marne than in Haute-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.91/m² a month

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Fontaines-sur-Marne.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fontaines-sur-Marne€6.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.62 to €8.50/m² a month)
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fontaines-sur-Marne

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Nearby attractions

Menhir de la Haute-Borne and 4 more in and around Fontaines-sur-Marne

Other places to visit in and near Fontaines-sur-Marne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Fontaines-sur-Marne

One notable person was born in Fontaines-sur-Marne.

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About Fontaines-sur-Marne

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Fontaines-sur-Marne is a commune of 151 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

Population
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
52203

Fontaines-sur-Marne’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 →
AncervilleJoinvilleWassySaint-DizierLigny-en-BarroisBar-le-DucAncervilleJoinvilleWassySaint-DizierLigny-en-BarroisBar-le-DucFontaines-sur-Marne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fontaines-sur-Marne151—————
Ancerville Meuse2,5697.1—A+—D
Joinville2,9157.4B−A+C−D−
Wassy2,7717.8C+A+DC−
Saint-Dizier22,8589.1C−B+C−C−
Ligny-en-Barrois Meuse3,67714B−A+CB
Bar-le-Duc Meuse14,60716B+AC−C

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

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 9, 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.