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A town of 614 in Marne, Grand Est.

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

Blacy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Blacy’s story

No historic monuments in Blacy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Blacy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Maison des Arquebusiers (ancienne), in Vitry-le-François, 1.4 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Croix and 22 more in and around Blacy

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Blacy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blacy.

Who lives here

Few people in Blacy are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns

For Blacy, that is below both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 26% of residents are 65 or over.

52.5median age
BlacyMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blacy
BlacyMarne medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–247.5%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education23%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Blacy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

Blacy sits below both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Blacy has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.8 per worker.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Blacy, 0.8 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Blacy is 82.6%, below both Marne’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

90%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blacy87.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Blacy82.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège les IndesNearest collègeCollègeCollège7975%−9 pts
Lycée polyvalent François 1erNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée21190%−5 pts
Ensemble Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Salle PrivateBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7697%+9 pts

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90%
passed the general and technological bac, −5 pts against the expected rate
65%
passed the vocational bac, −15 pts against the expected rate
87.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Blacy costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.67/m² a month

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

That puts Blacy below both Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blacy€8.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €10.59/m² a month)
€6.84/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 Blacy

13pages on Blacy

Landmarks

Nothing in Blacy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Blacy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blacy yet.

How we find them →

Blacy’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 →
Vitry-le-FrançoisSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneVitry-le-FrançoisSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneBlacy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blacy614—————
Vitry-le-François10,9961.5CADC
Saint-Memmie5,44117C−BCC+
Châlons-en-Champagne42,97118DBDC

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

About Blacy

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Blacy is a commune of 614 people in the Communauté de communes de Vitry, Champagne et Der. 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
614 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Vitry, Champagne et Der
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
51065

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.