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LafaucheHaute-Marne

It is a town of 74 residents in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.40

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lafauche a good place to live?

There are no grades for Lafauche: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 20% of homes. It skews young: 15% of residents are 15 to 24.

What makes Lafauche stand out

The 2 things Lafauche does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

15% are 15 to 24

of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town

Median age 53. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château-fort (restes) · Inscrit · Photo: Infoweb88 InfoWeb88 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lafauche’s story

Lafauche in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lafauche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1927First protected: Château-fort (restes)
2014Most recently protected: Domaine de Lavaux

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lafauche.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.1% of Lafauche, fewer than in Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

39% of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 16% of adults. Typical age in Lafauche: 53, the median.

53median age

LafaucheHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Haute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

39%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma36%

CAP or BEP19%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 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.

Ages and diplomas in Lafauche
	Lafauche	Haute-Marne median	France median
Under 15	8.1%	14%	17%
15–24	15%	12%	11%
25–44	15%	21%	23%
45–64	23%	25%	26%
65+	39%	27%	22%
No diploma	36%	29%	19%
CAP or BEP	19%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	16%	18%	30%

Full pageLafauche’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53 median age · 39% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lafauche?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lafauche: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lafauche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

11th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageLafauche’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lafauche?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lafauche, 6.5%, runs below Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot3%

Bicycle3%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Lafauche, 0.3 per working resident

6.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLafauche’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Lafauche costs less than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.40/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Lafauche.

€6.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lafauche€6.40/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²

€6.40/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.10 to €8.04/m² a month)

€6.33/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLafauche’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.40/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lafauche

11pages on Lafauche

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.8 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lafauche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Domaine de LavauxFarm · 18th c.

Château-fort (restes)Castle · 11th & 15th c.

Photo credits

Château-fort (restes): Photo: Infoweb88 InfoWeb88 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lafauche

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lafauche yet.

How we find them →

Lafauche’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 →

NeufchâteauLafauche

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lafauche	74	—	—	—	—	—
Neufchâteau Vosges	6,732	9.9	B⁺	A⁺	C	C⁺

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

About Lafauche

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Lafauche is a commune of 74 people in the Communauté de communes Meuse Rognon. 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: 74 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Meuse Rognon
Département: Haute-Marne (52)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code: 52256

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 4, 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.