Sommevoire is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
What makes Sommevoire stand out
The one thing Sommevoire does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sommevoire.
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Sommevoire are 65 or over, more than in Haute-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
12% are under 15, lower than both Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. The median resident of Sommevoire is 55.6 years old.
55.6median age
SommevoireHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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 Sommevoire: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sommevoire is Église Notre-Dame. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
The median disposable income in Sommevoire is €23,840 a year per consumption unit, against €22,675 in Haute-Marne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
The jobless rate is 15.1%. Jobs located in Sommevoire: 550, for 250 residents in work (2.4 each). At the census, 15.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Marne’s towns (22.5%) but above compared French towns (13.4%).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot12%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
550
jobs based in Sommevoire, 2.4 per working resident
15.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sommevoire
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Sommevoire is a commune of 647 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
647 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
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.
