Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. The local economy does well (A+): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. It also does well on cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to an A overall and a rank of #1 of 22 in Marne. On that grade it does better than 91% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Blancs-Coteaux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blancs-Coteaux.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Blancs-Coteaux costs less than in Marne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,401/m², lower than both Marne’s towns (€1,711/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Blancs-Coteaux: 79 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.47/m² a month.
€1,401/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blancs-Coteaux€1,401/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,401/m²
79
€9.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.55 to €11.30/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Blancs-Coteaux runs lower than in 79% of compared French towns
Blancs-Coteaux comes 2nd of the 22 compared towns in Marne on the Safety Grade. Over 2025, Blancs-Coteaux logged 49 recorded offenses. It has 1,900 jobs for 1,350 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Graded property crimes ran at 12.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.2 (2023–2025 average).
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Other physical violence11
Burglary7
Vehicle theft7
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
49
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 12.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Blancs-Coteaux is above 77% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 466 deaths in Blancs-Coteaux from 2016 to 2025; there were 653, 40% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, higher than both Marne’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Blancs-Coteaux is Centre hospitalier D Epernay, 8.7 mi away. Life expectancy in Marne: 84.9 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw140
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Blancs-Coteaux · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Epernay
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Epernay
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 12% of Blancs-Coteaux, fewer than in Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of residents, below Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.
51.4median age
Blancs-CoteauxMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Blancs-Coteaux run higher than in Marne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,770 a year per consumption unit
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Blancs-Coteaux didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,900
jobs based in Blancs-Coteaux, 1.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blancs-Coteaux
Is Blancs-Coteaux safe?
It grades A− for safety, #2 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Blancs-Coteaux good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #3 of 22 in Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Blancs-Coteaux expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blancs-Coteaux grades A for cost of living.
About Blancs-Coteaux
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Blancs-Coteaux is a commune of 3,080 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne. 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
3,080 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
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.
