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A town of 68 in Marne, Grand Est. 44% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Poix a good place to live?

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

What makes Poix stand out

The one thing Poix does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric
Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric · Classé · Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poix’s story

Poix in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poix: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poix.

Who lives here

Few people in Poix are 15 to 24: 4.8%, fewer than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Poix comes below both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 44% of the town.

62.5median age
PoixMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Poix
PoixMarne medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–244.8%11%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6422%25%26%
65+44%25%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education28%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Poix: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Poix, that is above both Marne’s towns (4.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poix: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Poix is Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Poix has lower unemployment than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

Poix sits below both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Poix has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.8 per worker.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot10%
Public transport5%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Poix, 0.8 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Poix costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.67/m² a month

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

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

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Poix€8.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €10.59/m² a month)
€7.91/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 Poix

11pages on Poix

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric: Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Poix

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

How we find them →

Poix’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 →
Saint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneSuippesFagnièresSainte-MenehouldVitry-le-FrançoisSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneSuippesFagnièresSainte-MenehouldVitry-le-FrançoisPoix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Poix68—————
Saint-Memmie5,44111C−BCC+
Châlons-en-Champagne42,97112DBDC
Suippes3,93812C+AC+D
Fagnières4,85814B+B+BB+
Sainte-Menehould4,14616B+A+CC−
Vitry-le-François10,99617CADC

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

About Poix

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Poix is a commune of 68 people in the Communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole. 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
68 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
51438

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.