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A town of 147 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Gourgançon a good place to live?

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

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Gourgançon’s story

Gourgançon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Gourgançon counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1915.

24% 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 Gourgançon.

History

Gourgançon keeps more of its old housing than Marne or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th 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 Gourgançon are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. Residents of Gourgançon have a median age of 44.2. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.

44.2median age
GourgançonMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gourgançon
GourgançonMarne medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–246.1%11%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%28%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Gourgançon are out of work than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 2.9%

Gourgançon holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The median disposable income was €31,080 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 8.7% of working residents in Gourgançon didn’t travel to work at all.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot12%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Gourgançon, 0.4 per working resident
2.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Gourgançon costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.08/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Gourgançon.

€9.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gourgançon€9.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€9.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €11.10/m² a month)
€8.71/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 Gourgançon

11pages on Gourgançon

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Gourgançon

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

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Gourgançon’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 →
Arcis-sur-AubeSézanneBlancs-CoteauxArcis-sur-AubeSézanneBlancs-CoteauxGourgançon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gourgançon147—————
Arcis-sur-Aube Aube2,78512CA+C−C−
Sézanne4,57614C+AC−B−
Blancs-Coteaux3,08015AAA−C−

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

About Gourgançon

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Gourgançon is a commune of 147 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud 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

Population
147 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Marnais
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
11.2 sq mi (29.1 km²)
INSEE code
51276

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.