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A town of 217 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Favresse a good place to live?

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

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Église · Classé · Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Favresse’s story

Favresse in pictures

Favresse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1915.

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

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Favresse.

History

Old homes shape Favresse: 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.

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
13th c.
oldest protected part
1915
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Favresse are 15 to 24: 9.8%, fewer than in Marne’s towns and across compared French towns

Children are 18% of the town. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, near Marne’s towns (24%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Favresse split evenly at 43.7: half are older, half younger.

43.7median age
FavresseMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Favresse
FavresseMarne medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat27%18%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Favresse has lower unemployment than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

50 jobs are based in Favresse, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Favresse didn’t travel to work at all. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,620 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Favresse, 0.3 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Favresse costs less than in Marne’s towns and across 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.

4 houses and apartments changed hands in Favresse from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Favresse€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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bussemont and 2 more in and around Favresse

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Favresse. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Favresse

12pages on Favresse

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Favresse

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

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Favresse’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-DizierAncervilleVitry-le-FrançoisSaint-DizierAncervilleFavresse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Favresse217—————
Vitry-le-François10,9966.5CADC
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,85812C−B+C−C−
Ancerville Meuse2,56915—A+—D

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

About Favresse

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Favresse is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté de communes Perthois-Bocage 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
217 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Perthois-Bocage et Der
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
51246

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.