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HourgesMarne

A town of 86 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Hourges a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Hourges

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Julien, in Courville, 3.6 mi away.

21% 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 Hourges.

Who lives here

Few people in Hourges are 65 or over: 19%, below Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 31% have a degree. The median resident of Hourges is 45.5 years old.

45.5median age
HourgesMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hourges
HourgesMarne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma24%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat11%18%18%
Higher education31%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Hourges are out of work than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%

At the census, 5.0% of working residents in Hourges didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Hourges, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Hourges is €10.90/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Hourges.

€10.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hourges€10.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €12.47/m² a month)
€8.70/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 Hourges

11pages on Hourges

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Hourges

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

How we find them →

Hourges’ 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 →
FismesSaint-Brice-CourcellesTinqueuxBezannesReimsBéthenyFismesSaint-Brice-CourcellesTinqueuxBezannesReimsBéthenyHourges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hourges86—————
Fismes5,8504.4C−B+C+D
Saint-Brice-Courcelles3,5669.9CCC−C+
Tinqueux10,77110C−C−DB+
Bezannes5,03911BDC−A
Reims177,67412D−C−DC+
Bétheny6,97513BCC+A+

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

About Hourges

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Hourges is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. 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
86 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²)
INSEE code
51294

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.