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A town of 464 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Chamery a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul · Classé · Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chamery’s story

Chamery in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chamery: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1919.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1919First protected: Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chamery.

Who lives here

More people in Chamery hold a degree than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 48%

19% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.

41.3median age
ChameryMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education48%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chamery
ChameryMarne medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–249.5%11%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma12%24%19%
CAP or BEP19%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education48%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Chamery: 17% 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 Chamery is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1919
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Chamery is better off than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,280 a year per consumption unit

Chamery holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. 3.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 10.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Chamery, 0.6 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chamery is €10.95/m² a month

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

The market in Chamery: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.95/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chamery€10.95/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€10.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.50 to €12.61/m² a month)
€11.23/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 Chamery

11pages on Chamery

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chamery

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chamery as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Chamery’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 →
BezannesCormontreuilTinqueuxReimsSaint-Brice-CourcellesBéthenyBezannesCormontreuilTinqueuxReimsSaint-Brice-CourcellesBéthenyChamery
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chamery464—————
Bezannes5,0393.9BDC−A
Cormontreuil6,5345.3CC−DB
Tinqueux10,7715.4C−C−DB+
Reims177,6746.4D−C−DC+
Saint-Brice-Courcelles3,5666.4CCC−C+
Bétheny6,9758.8BCC+A+

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

About Chamery

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Chamery is a commune of 464 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. 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
464 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
51112

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.