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A town of 194 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Unchair a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Rémi
Église Saint-Rémi · Inscrit · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Unchair’s story

Unchair in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Unchair, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1954First protected: Église Saint-Rémi
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Unchair.

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Unchair, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1954
first monument protected
1.4%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Unchair are under 15, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns

For Unchair, that is above both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of residents.

41.9median age
UnchairMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Unchair
UnchairMarne medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–248.7%11%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6423%25%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education30%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unchair is better off than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,100 a year per consumption unit

Unchair sits above both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 4.8%. Unchair has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Unchair, 0.6 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

77.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 12 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Unchair below both Marne’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

77.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Unchair77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Thibaud de ChampagneNearest collègeCollègeCollège12377%−12 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −12 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Unchair is €11.69/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Unchair€11.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€11.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.25 to €14.77/m² a month)
€13.02/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 Unchair

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Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémi: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain

Famous people from Unchair

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

How we find them →

Unchair’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 →
FismesSaint-Brice-CourcellesTinqueuxBezannesFère-en-TardenoisReimsFismesSaint-Brice-CourcellesTinqueuxBezannesFère-en-TardenoisReimsUnchair
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Unchair194—————
Fismes5,8503.2C−B+C+D
Saint-Brice-Courcelles3,56611CCC−C+
Tinqueux10,77111C−C−DB+
Bezannes5,03912BDC−A
Fère-en-Tardenois Aisne2,83612CB+CC
Reims177,67413D−C−DC+

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

About Unchair

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Unchair is a commune of 194 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

Population
194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
INSEE code
51586

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.