Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 72 residents and lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Poiseul falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Poiseul as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Villa gallo-romaine (également sur commune de Val-de-Gris), in Andilly-en-Bassigny, 1.2 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Poiseul is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poiseul.
Children under 15 make up 14%, near Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up a quarter of adults. The age that splits Poiseul in two is 47.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Poiseul | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 10.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Poiseul from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poiseul yet.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Poiseul is a commune of 72 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.