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RançonnièresHaute-Marne

The town has 127 residents and lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Population

127

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.40

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,600

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rançonnières a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Rançonnières falls below the line for grades. 16% of homes here are second homes. 36% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Rançonnières stand out

The 2 things Rançonnières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

36% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 47.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Rançonnières’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Rançonnières’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rançonnières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Paul Grappe, born in 1891, is the one person born in Rançonnières before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1927First protected: Croix du 15s située derrière l'église

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rançonnières.

Who lives here

Rançonnières has fewer young adults than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

47.5median age

RançonnièresHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Haute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 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.

Ages and diplomas in Rançonnières
	Rançonnières	Haute-Marne median	France median
Under 15	18%	14%	17%
15–24	6.7%	12%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	19%	25%	26%
65+	36%	27%	22%
No diploma	32%	29%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	17%	18%	30%

Full pageRançonnières’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.5 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rançonnières?”

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

History

Rançonnières keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rançonnières; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

15th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

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Age of homes47% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rançonnières?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Rançonnières, 6.3%, runs below Haute-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.3% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,600 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%

On foot4%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Rançonnières, 0.1 per working resident

6.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,600

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,600 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Rançonnières is €8.40/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.45/m² a month. Rançonnières recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rançonnières€8.40/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²

€8.40/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.93/m² a month)

€6.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRançonnières’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.40/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rançonnières

11pages on Rançonnières

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Rançonnières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Croix du 15s située derrière l'égliseCross · 15th c.

Classé

Villa gallo-romaine (également sur commune de Val-de-Gris)Monument · Antiquity · in Andilly-en-Bassigny, 2.1 mi

Classé

Chapelle de PreslesChapel · 12th c. · in Marcilly-en-Bassigny, 3.9 mi

Classé

Église de PouillyChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse, 4.6 mi

Famous people from Rançonnières

One notable person was born in Rançonnières.

Their page →

Paul GrappeFrench military personnel · 1891–1928

Rançonnières’ neighbors

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

All towns in Haute-Marne →

LangresNogentRançonnières

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rançonnières	127	—	—	—	—	—
Langres	7,421	12	C	A	D	C
Nogent	3,550	12	A⁻	A⁺	C⁺	C⁻

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

About Rançonnières

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Rançonnières is a commune of 127 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: 127 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Grand Langres
Département: Haute-Marne (52)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code: 52415

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.