Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 150 residents, it is a town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Magneux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Magneux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Magneux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix dite de la Périère, in Cirfontaines-en-Azois, 2.7 mi away.
39% 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 Magneux.
Degrees are held by 13% of adults. Children under 15 make up 9.3%, below Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Add to that, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 8% of residents.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Magneux | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
16.4% of the labour force were unemployed, near Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,190 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Magneux went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.9 mi away. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ClaudelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 80%−9 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Émile BaudotNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 37 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Magneux: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Magneux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Magneux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magneux | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wassy | 2,771 | 2.9 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Ancerville Meuse | 2,569 | 8.1 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Joinville | 2,915 | 8.2 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Saint-Dizier | 22,858 | 8.7 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Magneux is a commune of 150 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 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.