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A town in Marne, Grand Est, home to 482 people.

Population

482

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.60

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

Median income

€30,300

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Barbonne-Fayel a good place to live?

There are no grades for Barbonne-Fayel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Dolmen sous tumulus · Classé · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain

Barbonne-Fayel’s story

Barbonne-Fayel in pictures

Barbonne-Fayel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ernest Delbet, born in 1831, is the one person born in Barbonne-Fayel before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1921First protected: Dolmen sous tumulus

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barbonne-Fayel.

History

Old homes shape Barbonne-Fayel: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Barbonne-Fayel is Dolmen sous tumulus. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Dolmen sous tumulus Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1921

first monument protected

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Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Barbonne-Fayel?”

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

Who lives here

Barbonne-Fayel has fewer young adults than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 23% of adults. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. A quarter of residents have reached 65.

47median age

Barbonne-FayelMarne medianFrance median

Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Barbonne-Fayel
	Barbonne-Fayel	Marne median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	7.9%	11%	11%
25–44	21%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	25%	26%
65+	25%	25%	22%
No diploma	18%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	23%	24%	30%

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Ages47 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Barbonne-Fayel?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Barbonne-Fayel run higher than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €30,300 a year per consumption unit

Jobs located in Barbonne-Fayel: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each). 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate here is 9.4%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Barbonne-Fayel, 0.6 per working resident

9.4%

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

€30,300

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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Median income€30,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Barbonne-Fayel than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.60/m² a month

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

The market in Barbonne-Fayel: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.64/m² a month.

€7.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barbonne-Fayel€7.60/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Marne median€10.89/m²

€7.60/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.80 to €9.97/m² a month)

€6.64/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Barbonne-Fayel

11pages on Barbonne-Fayel

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.7 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Barbonne-Fayel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Dolmen sous tumulusDolmen · Prehistory

Classé

Dolmen de Nuisy dit "Les Pierres de Sainte-Geneviève"Standing stone · Prehistory · in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy, 3.1 mi

Classé

Puits situé devant le portail ouest de l'égliseWell · 16th c. · in Sézanne, 4.7 mi

Classé

Château (ancien)Château · 16th c. · in Esternay, 7.6 mi

Photo credits

Dolmen sous tumulus: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain

Famous people from Barbonne-Fayel

One notable person was born in Barbonne-Fayel.

Their page →

Ernest DelbetFrench politician · 1831–1908

Barbonne-Fayel’s 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 →

SézanneVillenauxe-la-GrandeRomilly-sur-SeineNogent-sur-SeineMontmirailBarbonne-Fayel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Barbonne-Fayel	482	—	—	—	—	—
Sézanne	4,576	4.5	C⁺	A	C⁻	B⁻
Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube	2,605	7.9	C	A	C⁻	D⁻
Romilly-sur-Seine Aube	14,959	10	C⁻	B⁺	D	C⁻
Nogent-sur-Seine Aube	5,537	14	C⁻	B⁺	C	C
Montmirail	3,535	16	B⁻	A	B	C⁺

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

About Barbonne-Fayel

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Barbonne-Fayel is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais. 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: 482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais
Département: Marne (51)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km²)
INSEE code: 51036

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.