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A town in Marne, Grand Est, home to 82 people.
Éclaires isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Éclaires does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Éclaires as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ermitage de Saint-Rouin, puis chapelle de pèlerinage, in Beaulieu-en-Argonne, 2.7 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Éclaires.
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below Marne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Éclaires | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.3% of Éclaires’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Éclaires.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Éclaires is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Éclaires yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éclaires | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Menehould | 4,146 | 7.6 | B+ | A+ | C | C− |
| Bar-le-Duc Meuse | 14,607 | 17 | B+ | A | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Éclaires is a commune of 82 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Champenoise. 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
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.