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A town of 636 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Matougues a good place to live?

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

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Église · Classé · Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Matougues’ story

Matougues in pictures

Matougues has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Matougues.

History

Matougues: 1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
11th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Matougues has fewer young adults than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Marne’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Matougues: 48.2, the median. 17% of residents are children under 15.

48.2median age
MatouguesMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%

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 Matougues
MatouguesMarne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–247.6%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Matougues, 4.6%, runs below Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €30,240 a year per consumption unit, above Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 450 jobs are based in Matougues, for 300 working residents (1.5 per worker). 7.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Matougues, 1.5 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Matougues is €10.52/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.94/m² a month. Sales in Matougues from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.

€10.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Matougues€10.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.43 to €13.12/m² a month)
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Juvigny and 2 more in and around Matougues

Heritage in and near Matougues. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Matougues

12pages on Matougues

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Matougues

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

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Matougues’ 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 →
FagnièresChâlons-en-ChampagneSaint-MemmieAÿ-ChampagneMourmelon-le-GrandBlancs-CoteauxFagnièresChâlons-en-ChampagneSaint-MemmieAÿ-ChampagneMourmelon-le-GrandBlancs-CoteauxMatougues
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Matougues636—————
Fagnières4,8584.7B+B+BB+
Châlons-en-Champagne42,9716.3DBDC
Saint-Memmie5,4417.1C−BCC+
Aÿ-Champagne5,10311B+ABC+
Mourmelon-le-Grand4,89511B+A−B+C−
Blancs-Coteaux3,08012AAA−C−

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

About Matougues

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Matougues is a commune of 636 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne. 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
636 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
51357

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.