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A town of 564 in Marne, Grand Est.
Gaye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen sous tumulus, in Barbonne-Fayel, 3.9 mi away.
15% 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 Gaye.
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. 18% are under 15, higher than both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). At 45.2, the median resident of Gaye sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gaye | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,700 a year per consumption unit. Gaye has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 19 homes in Gaye.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gaye 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 Gaye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaye | 564 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sézanne | 4,576 | 4.5 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
| Romilly-sur-Seine Aube | 14,959 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube | 2,605 | 13 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Montmirail | 3,535 | 18 | B− | A | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Gaye is a commune of 564 people in the Communauté de communes de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais. 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.