Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At A− overall, Nogent is better than 80% of compared French towns and ranks #1 of 6 in Haute-Marne. Add schools to its strengths (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income — 1.5 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Nogent with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nogent.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Nogent cost less than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €897/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.10/m² a month, lower than both Haute-Marne’s towns (€8.74/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 85% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.15/m² a month.
€897/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nogent€897/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Marne median€1,048/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€844/m²
117
€8.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €10.16/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Nogent has a higher adjusted death rate than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Nogent is Centre hospitalier de Langres, 11.4 mi away. Adjusted for age and care homes, Nogent records 102 deaths per 100 expected, near Haute-Marne’s towns (101) and higher than compared French towns (88). 769 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 570: 35% above. Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Marne is 84.1 years for women and 77.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Nogent · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Langres
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chaumont
84.1 · 77.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Nogent is easier to get around on foot than three in four compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 14.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,250 a year.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot12%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Nogent, 1.5 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in Nogent are 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, near Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Nogent has a median age of 50.7. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
50.7median age
NogentHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Nogent has more crime per resident than 61% of compared French towns
Nogent ranks first of the 6 compared towns in Haute-Marne on the Safety Grade. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 11.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12. In 2025, 86 offenses were recorded in the town. Jobs outnumber working residents in Nogent (2,050 to 1,350): it draws people in from around.
11.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence28
Criminal damage26
Other physical violence20
Sexual violence12
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
86
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
15% of Nogent’s homes were built before 1919 (Haute-Marne towns 18%, compared French towns 7.4%)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Nogent is Cimetière mixte (tumulus). On the Culture ministry’s list, Nogent counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nogent
Is Nogent safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #1 of 6 in Haute-Marne.
Are schools in Nogent good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #1 of 6 in Haute-Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nogent expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nogent grades A+ for cost of living.
About Nogent
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Nogent is a commune of 3,550 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont. 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
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.
