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Villars-SantenogeHaute-Marne

82 people live in this town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.

Is Villars-Santenoge a good place to live?

There are no grades for Villars-Santenoge: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.

What makes Villars-Santenoge stand out

The 2 things Villars-Santenoge does most differently from other towns.

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Église de Santenoge
Église de Santenoge · Inscrit · Photo: Jhfdehaan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villars-Santenoge’s story

Villars-Santenoge in pictures

Villars-Santenoge has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Croix du Courroix
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villars-Santenoge.

Who lives here

Villars-Santenoge has fewer young adults than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 18% of adults. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Villars-Santenoge have a median age of 49.3.

49.3median age
Villars-SantenogeHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat34%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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 Villars-Santenoge
Villars-SantenogeHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–242.4%12%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma22%29%19%
CAP or BEP21%28%26%
Baccalauréat34%17%18%
Higher education18%18%30%

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

History

Villars-Santenoge keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 55% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Villars-Santenoge has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Villars-Santenoge has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

17.8% of Villars-Santenoge’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 73% drove.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot16%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Villars-Santenoge, 0.4 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Villars-Santenoge is €8.90/m² a month

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

Villars-Santenoge recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.19/m² a month.

€8.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villars-Santenoge€8.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €10.85/m² a month)
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villars-Santenoge

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Landmarks

Villars-Santenoge has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église de Santenoge: Photo: Jhfdehaan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Villars-Santenoge

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villars-Santenoge yet.

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Villars-Santenoge’s neighbors

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

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Is-sur-TilleLangresIs-sur-TilleLangresVillars-Santenoge
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villars-Santenoge82—————
Is-sur-Tille Côte-d'Or4,30216AB+B+B−
Langres7,42118CADC

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

About Villars-Santenoge

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Villars-Santenoge is a commune of 82 people in the Communauté de communes d'Auberive Vingeanne et Montsaugeonnais. 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
82 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes d'Auberive Vingeanne et Montsaugeonnais
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code
52526

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 9, 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.