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A town of 121 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Herpont a good place to live?

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

Herpont’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Herpont’s story

No historic monuments in Herpont

The Culture ministry lists no building in Herpont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric, in Poix, 5.6 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Herpont.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Herpont than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

For Herpont, that is below both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.

48median age
HerpontMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat33%
Higher education23%

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 Herpont
HerpontMarne medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP18%28%26%
Baccalauréat33%18%18%
Higher education23%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Herpont is better off than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,040 a year per consumption unit

Herpont sits above both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 7.0%. Herpont has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Herpont, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Herpont than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.35/m² a month

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

That puts Herpont below both Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Herpont€8.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.68 to €10.45/m² a month)
€8.46/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 Herpont

11pages on Herpont

Landmarks

Nothing in Herpont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Herpont

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

How we find them →

Herpont’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 →
Sainte-MenehouldSuippesSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneSainte-MenehouldSuippesSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneHerpont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Herpont121—————
Sainte-Menehould4,14610B+A+CC−
Suippes3,93813C+AC+D
Saint-Memmie5,44116C−BCC+
Châlons-en-Champagne42,97117DBDC

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

About Herpont

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Herpont is a commune of 121 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

Population
121 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Champenoise
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.9 sq mi (23 km²)
INSEE code
51292

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.