The data are hard on it. Its lowest grade is for safety (D): an average of 14.6 recorded violent incidents and 25 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. School results trail most towns: bac results 2.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.2 points below the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,537/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #20 of 22 in Marne. On that grade it does better than 15% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Châlons-en-Champagne 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 Châlons-en-Champagne.
Safety
For crime per resident, Châlons-en-Champagne sits above 95% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Châlons-en-Champagne were criminal damage than anything else (2025). All told, Châlons-en-Champagne had 1,748 recorded offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Châlons-en-Champagne ranks 21st of the 22 compared towns in Marne. With 23,150 jobs for 16,900 working residents, Châlons-en-Champagne draws people in from neighbouring communes.
14.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage687
Other physical violence303
Family violence227
Theft from vehicles199
Sexual violence115
Burglary111
Vehicle theft99
Armed robbery7
Theft without violence446
Fraud326
Drug use259
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.
14.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,748
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For walkability, Châlons-en-Champagne ranks above 95% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 14.7%, above Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 27.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Households’ median disposable income: €22,530 a year per consumption unit.
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot14%
Public transport8%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
23,150
jobs based in Châlons-en-Champagne, 1.4 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
53 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2009
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Since 2009, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Châlons-en-Champagne has 12 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Marne’s towns (2.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Jean.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Brevet results near Châlons-en-Champagne run low: 83.0% passed, below Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Châlons-en-Champagne, 89.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Marne’s towns (89.9%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 78% of 288 candidates passed at the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km. By results, schools here place #13 of 22 in Marne.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Châlons-en-Champagne has a higher adjusted death rate than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its 10 care homes for older people (881 places) count their residents as Châlons-en-Champagne’s; allowing for them, deaths were 6% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 4,704 residents of Châlons-en-Champagne died, against 4,039 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. At birth, a girl in Marne can expect 84.9 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Châlons-en-Champagne can choose among 27 GPs.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Châlons-en-Champagne · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Leon Bourgeois
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Leon Bourgeois
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
1,309 sales of houses and apartments in Châlons-en-Champagne, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,537/m². In Châlons-en-Champagne, houses go for €1,747/m² and apartments for €1,380/m². House rents are put at about €10.23/m² a month.
€1,537/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châlons-en-Champagne€1,537/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,747/m²
538
Apartments
€1,380/m²
771
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €13.83/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Châlons-en-Champagne skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, above Marne’s towns (24%) but below compared French towns (30%). Châlons-en-Champagne has a median age of 41.2.
41.2median age
Châlons-en-ChampagneMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
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Châlons-en-Champagne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châlons-en-Champagne
Is Châlons-en-Champagne safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 111 burglaries and 687 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châlons-en-Champagne good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #13 of 22 in Marne. 97% of 214 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Pierre Bayen in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châlons-en-Champagne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,537/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.09/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châlons-en-Champagne grades B for cost of living.
About Châlons-en-Champagne
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Châlons-en-Champagne is a commune of 42,971 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-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
42,971 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-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.
