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A town of 10,771 in Marne, Grand Est.
Tinqueux grades C− overall: better than 22% of compared French towns, and #17 of 22 in Marne. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 26.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,479/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. Its strongest is walkability (A): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tinqueux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tinqueux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Tinqueux. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims3 km east, in Reims
MuseumPalais du Tau3.1 km east, in Reims
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Reims2.8 km east, in Reims
MuseumMusée Saint-Remi3.5 km east, in Reims
MuseumMusée Automobile Reims-Champagne4.2 km east, in ReimsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tinqueux.
At the census, 18.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Marne’s towns (15.2%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,630 a year per consumption unit. Tinqueux has 3,250 jobs for 4,400 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 352 offenses in the graded categories in Tinqueux in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Tinqueux, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Tinqueux comes close to Marne’s towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paulette BillaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 151 | 82%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Michel PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 109 | 98%+1 pt |
| Collège Georges BraqueBest against expectations: 17 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 59 | 85%+17 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Tinqueux, that is above both Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,479/m², comes from 333 sales of houses and apartments in Tinqueux from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Tinqueux sell for €2,606/m² and apartments for €2,238/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,606/m² | 197 |
| Apartments | €2,238/m² | 136 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Tinqueux sits below both Marne’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 897 residents of Tinqueux died, against 1,027 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tinqueux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Tinqueux above both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 32% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Tinqueux | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Tinqueux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Stand de tir: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Tinqueux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinqueux | 10,771 | — | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles | 3,566 | 1.1 | C | C | C− | C+ |
| Bezannes | 5,039 | 1.7 | B | D | C− | A |
| Reims | 177,674 | 1.7 | D− | C− | D | C+ |
| Cormontreuil | 6,534 | 3.2 | C | C− | D | B |
| Bétheny | 6,975 | 3.6 | B | C | C+ | A+ |
| Witry-lès-Reims | 4,950 | 6.2 | B+ | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #17 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 113 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #10 of 22 in Marne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 109 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Michel in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Tinqueux grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Tinqueux is a commune of 10,771 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.