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Orbigny-au-ValHaute-Marne

With 95 residents, it is a town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Is Orbigny-au-Val a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Orbigny-au-Val out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes. 32% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Orbigny-au-Val stand out

The 2 things Orbigny-au-Val does most differently from other towns.

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Orbigny-au-Val’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Orbigny-au-Val’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Orbigny-au-Val has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orbigny-au-Val.

Who lives here

Orbigny-au-Val has fewer young adults than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 30% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Haute-Marne’s towns (18%). Typical age in Orbigny-au-Val: 54.5, the median.

54.5median age
Orbigny-au-ValHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Orbigny-au-Val
Orbigny-au-ValHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–244.3%12%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma14%29%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education30%18%30%

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

History

Orbigny-au-Val keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Orbigny-au-Val has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Orbigny-au-Val are out of work than in Haute-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.1%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,730 a year. 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Marne’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Bicycle3%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Orbigny-au-Val, 0.1 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Orbigny-au-Val is €8.42/m² a month

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

Orbigny-au-Val recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Orbigny-au-Val€8.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €10.52/m² a month)
€7.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Lac de la Liez and 2 more in and around Orbigny-au-Val

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Orbigny-au-Val. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Orbigny-au-Val

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Landmarks

Orbigny-au-Val has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Orbigny-au-Val

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Orbigny-au-Val yet.

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Orbigny-au-Val’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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LangresNogentLangresNogentOrbigny-au-Val
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Orbigny-au-Val95—————
Langres7,4214.9CADC
Nogent3,55011A−A+C+C−

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

About Orbigny-au-Val

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Orbigny-au-Val is a commune of 95 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
95 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Langres
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
52363

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.