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It is a town of 956 residents in Marne, Grand Est.

Population

956

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Home prices

€2,227

per m² · 31 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²

Rent

€10.43

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

Median income

€29,710

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

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Avenay-Val-d'Or a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Avenay-Val-d'Or falls below the line for grades.

Église Saint-Trésain · Classé · Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Avenay-Val-d'Or’s story

Avenay-Val-d'Or in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Avenay-Val-d'Or counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gaston Paris, born in 1839, is the one person born in Avenay-Val-d'Or before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1845First protected: Église Saint-Trésain

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avenay-Val-d'Or.

History

Old homes shape Avenay-Val-d'Or: 19% were built before 1919, more than in 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 Avenay-Val-d'Or is Église Saint-Trésain.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Trésain

1845

first monument protected

19%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Avenay-Val-d'Or?”

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

Who lives here

Avenay-Val-d'Or has fewer young adults than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24

A quarter of residents are 65 or over, near Marne’s towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Among adults, 26% have a degree.

46.7median age

Avenay-Val-d'OrMarne medianFrance median

Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Avenay-Val-d'Or
	Avenay-Val-d'Or	Marne median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	8.9%	11%	11%
25–44	21%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	25%	26%
65+	25%	25%	22%
No diploma	21%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	26%	24%	30%

Full pageAvenay-Val-d'Or’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.7 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households390 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Avenay-Val-d'Or?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Avenay-Val-d'Or are out of work than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%

At the census, 10.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Avenay-Val-d'Or: 300, for 400 residents in work (0.7 each). The median disposable income was €29,710 a year per consumption unit, above Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot7%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

300

jobs based in Avenay-Val-d'Or, 0.7 per working resident

5.0%

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

€29,710

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 here300 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Avenay-Val-d'Or83.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Yvette LundyNearest collègeCollège	Collège	100	83%−6 pts

83.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate

2.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges83.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Median price in Avenay-Val-d'Or: €2,227/m²

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €10.43/m² a month, near Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.94/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 90% were houses.

€2,227/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Avenay-Val-d'Or€2,227/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Marne median€1,711/m²

€10.43/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.60 to €12.66/m² a month)

€8.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAvenay-Val-d'Or’s cost of living pageOpen the page

PricesMedian sale price €2,227/m² Renting€10.43/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Mareuil and 3 more in and around Avenay-Val-d'Or

Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Avenay-Val-d'Or. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mareuil2.8 km south, in Aÿ-Champagne Water parkWater parkChampagne Wake Park (téléski nautique)4.9 km south, in Oiry AttractionAttractionCircuit Lalique3.8 km west, in Aÿ-Champagne MuseumMuseumPressoria4 km west, in Aÿ-Champagne

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Everything we know about Avenay-Val-d'Or

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The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €2,227/m² · rent €10.43/m² a month SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Housing31 sales on record, the last three years Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.1 mi away Work & commute300 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Avenay-Val-d'Or has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église Saint-TrésainChurch

Classé

Église Saint-HilaireChurch · 11th–16th c. · in Aÿ-Champagne, 1.7 mi

Classé

Château PerrierChâteau · 19th c. · in Épernay, 4.4 mi

Classé

Abbaye (ancienne)Abbey · 12th–17th c. · in Hautvillers, 5 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Trésain: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Avenay-Val-d'Or

One notable person was born in Avenay-Val-d'Or.

Their page →

Gaston ParisFrench medievalist and writer (1839-1903)

Avenay-Val-d'Or’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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Aÿ-ChampagneÉpernayCormontreuilBezannesBlancs-CoteauxTinqueuxAvenay-Val-d'Or

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Avenay-Val-d'Or	956	—	—	—	—	—
Aÿ-Champagne	5,103	1.9	B⁺	A	B	C⁺
Épernay	22,174	4.7	D	B	D	C⁻
Cormontreuil	6,534	10	C	C⁻	D	B
Bezannes	5,039	11	B	D	C⁻	A
Blancs-Coteaux	3,080	11	A	A	A⁻	C⁻
Tinqueux	10,771	13	C⁻	C⁻	D	B⁺

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

About Avenay-Val-d'Or

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Avenay-Val-d'Or is a commune of 956 people in the Communauté de communes de la Grande Vallée de la Marne. 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: 956 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Grande Vallée de la Marne
Département: Marne (51)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²)
INSEE code: 51028

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.