Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 247 residents and lies in Marne, Grand Est.
Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 14% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Esternay, 3.8 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne 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 Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne is 47.3 years old. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.9 each). Half of residents lived on more than €27,870 a year per consumption unit, above both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
10 houses and apartments changed hands in Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne yet.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne is a commune of 247 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne | 247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sézanne | 4,576 | 4.1 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
| Montmirail | 3,535 | 9.5 | B− | A | B | C+ |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube | 2,605 | 12 | C | A | C− | D− |
| La Ferté-Gaucher Seine-et-Marne | 4,743 | 16 | D | B | C− | C+ |
| Romilly-sur-Seine Aube | 14,959 | 17 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
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 8, 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.