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Is-en-BassignyHaute-Marne

The town, home to 530 people, lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Is Is-en-Bassigny a good place to live?

Is-en-Bassigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Is-en-Bassigny’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Is-en-Bassigny’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Is-en-Bassigny has 1 historic monument 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 1928.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles Cornevin, born in 1846, is the one person born in Is-en-Bassigny before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Is-en-Bassigny.

History

Is-en-Bassigny: 1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

14% of its homes were built before 1919, between Haute-Marne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Is-en-Bassigny are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Haute-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Haute-Marne’s towns (27%). Is-en-Bassigny has a median age of 48.

48median age
Is-en-BassignyHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Is-en-Bassigny
Is-en-BassignyHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–247.8%12%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma29%29%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education15%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Is-en-Bassigny has lower unemployment than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%

The median disposable income was €26,030 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Is-en-Bassigny has 150 jobs: 0.5 each. Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Is-en-Bassigny, 0.5 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Is-en-Bassigny costs less than in Haute-Marne’s towns and across 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.

Is-en-Bassigny recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Is-en-Bassigny€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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Is-en-Bassigny

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Landmarks

Is-en-Bassigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Is-en-Bassigny

One notable person was born in Is-en-Bassigny.

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Is-en-Bassigny’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 →
NogentLangresChaumontNogentLangresChaumontIs-en-Bassigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Is-en-Bassigny530—————
Nogent3,5504.6A−A+C+C−
Langres7,42113CADC
Chaumont20,82715BAC−B

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

About Is-en-Bassigny

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Is-en-Bassigny is a commune of 530 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
530 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Langres
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
INSEE code
52248

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.