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A town of 210 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Ambrières a good place to live?

Ambrières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Abbaye de Haute-Fontaine (vestiges)
Abbaye de Haute-Fontaine (vestiges) · Inscrit · Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ambrières’ story

Ambrières in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ambrières counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1918.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alfred Loisy, born in 1857, is the one person born in Ambrières before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1979First protected: Abbaye de Haute-Fontaine (vestiges)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ambrières.

History

Old homes shape Ambrières: 18% were built before 1919, more than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ambrières counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1918
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Ambrières, fewer than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, lower than both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Also worth knowing: typical age in Ambrières: 49.4, the median.

49.4median age
AmbrièresMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat30%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ambrières
AmbrièresMarne medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–249.5%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat30%18%18%
Higher education22%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 1.0% of commuters in Ambrières go to work without a car, fewer than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €28,060 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.4%, above both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.2% of working residents in Ambrières didn’t travel to work at all.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Ambrières, 0.2 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
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

Renting in Ambrières costs less than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.25/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.63/m² a month. The market in Ambrières: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ambrières€8.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.31 to €10.80/m² a month)
€7.63/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 Ambrières

11pages on Ambrières

Landmarks

The list names few of Ambrières’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Abbaye de Haute-Fontaine (vestiges): Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ambrières

One notable person was born in Ambrières.

Their page →

Ambrières’ neighbors

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

All towns in Marne →
Saint-DizierAncervilleWassyVitry-le-FrançoisBar-le-DucSaint-DizierAncervilleWassyVitry-le-FrançoisBar-le-DucAmbrières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ambrières210—————
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,8585.6C−B+C−C−
Ancerville Meuse2,5698.3—A+—D
Wassy Haute-Marne2,77110C+A+DC−
Vitry-le-François10,99613CADC
Bar-le-Duc Meuse14,60718B+AC−C

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

About Ambrières

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Ambrières is a commune of 210 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
210 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.9 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
51008

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 October 30, 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.