Several subjects drag its grade down. Its weakest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,199/m² takes 3.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C−, better than 20% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Saint-Dizier 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.
Maison en pans de bois: Photo: abouMohamed · Public domain · Église d'Hoericourt (vestiges): Photo: inconnus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Saint-Dizier: Photo: Vassil · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Dizier.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For walkability, Saint-Dizier ranks above 92% of compared French towns
21%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income comes to €20,820 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 17.0%, close to Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Dizier has 15,350 jobs for 8,000 working residents, 1.9 per worker.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Public transport6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
15,350
jobs based in Saint-Dizier, 1.9 per working resident
17.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,820
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 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Saint-Dizier’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 84% of compared French towns
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Dizier records 103 deaths per 100 expected, near Haute-Marne’s towns (101) and higher than compared French towns (88). 3,023 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,549: 19% above. Average lifespans in Haute-Marne: 84.1 years for women, 77.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Saint-Dizier · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
84.1 · 77.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Saint-Dizier sees more crime than 84% of compared French towns
14.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded offenses in Saint-Dizier came to 721 in 2025. This Haute-Marne town comes 4th of the 6 compared towns in Haute-Marne on the Safety Grade. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 14.8 violent offenses and 16.6 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage235
Other physical violence160
Family violence152
Theft from vehicles58
Sexual violence52
Burglary48
Vehicle theft16
Theft without violence144
Drug use142
Fraud119
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.
14.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
721
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
82.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points below the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #6 of 6 in Haute-Marne. Near Saint-Dizier, 88.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Haute-Marne’s towns (93.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Saint-Dizier sell for €1,199/m² at the median, against €1,048/m² in Haute-Marne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€1,199/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.05/m² a month, above Haute-Marne’s towns (€8.74/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Saint-Dizier, houses go for €1,288/m² and apartments for €1,046/m². The sales split: 68% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Dizier€1,199/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Marne median€1,048/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,288/m²
458
Apartments
€1,046/m²
218
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.68 to €13.15/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Dizier: 12 historic monuments, 2 classé
12historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 5.9% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Dizier is Maison en pans de bois. The town has 5.2 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, lower than Haute-Marne’s towns (8.1) yet higher than compared French towns (2.5).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Saint-Dizier are 15 to 24, more than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
43.6median age
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. 23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Haute-Marne’s towns (27%). At 43.6, the median resident of Saint-Dizier sits in the middle of the age range.
Saint-DizierHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
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%.
Roger Michelot: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain · Axel Clerget: AwkwardChester, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Régis Laconi: Dr Photo, CC BY 2.0 · André Pirro: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Laurent Stocker: Comédie-Française, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nicolas Thévenin: Lic.Aquino, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Saint-Dizier
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Saint-Dizier is a commune of 22,858 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées. 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
22,858 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
18.7 sq mi (48.5 km²)
INSEE code
52448
Saint-Dizier’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
