With fewer than 1,000 residents, Poissons falls below the line for grades. 13% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Poissons stand out
The 2 things Poissons does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poissons.
Who lives here
Few people in Poissons are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below both Haute-Marne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Poissons is 56 years old.
56median age
PoissonsHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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
History
Old homes shape Poissons: 34% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Poissons is Église Saint-Aignan. The protected list starts in the 18th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Poissons counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Poissons, 8.4%, runs below Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
150 jobs are based in Poissons, for 250 working residents (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €23,950 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675) but below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 13.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot9%
Bicycle4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Poissons, 0.7 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Poissons
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Poissons is a commune of 618 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Joinville en Champagne. 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
618 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bassin de Joinville en Champagne
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.
