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Home to 88 people, this town lies in Marne, Grand Est.
There are no grades for La Croix-en-Champagne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews young: 17% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing La Croix-en-Champagne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Croix-en-Champagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Saint-Jean, in Saint-Jean-sur-Tourbe, 4.4 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Croix-en-Champagne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Croix-en-Champagne.
The under-15s are 22% of the population here. 14% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Marne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of La Croix-en-Champagne is older than 38.2, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Croix-en-Champagne | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.6%, above Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 5.3% of working residents in La Croix-en-Champagne didn’t travel to work at all. The census found 15.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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 4 homes in La Croix-en-Champagne.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Croix-en-Champagne yet.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
La Croix-en-Champagne is a commune of 88 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Suippes. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croix-en-Champagne | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suippes | 3,938 | 6.7 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Sainte-Menehould | 4,146 | 12 | B+ | A+ | C | C− |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 4,895 | 14 | B+ | A− | B+ | C− |
| Saint-Memmie | 5,441 | 14 | C− | B | C | C+ |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 42,971 | 15 | D | B | D | C |
| Fagnières | 4,858 | 17 | B+ | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 9, 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.