Dept 52 Rank #90 / 96
Haute-Marne
Grand Est · Nearest city: Chaumont → Dijon (~1h)
Source de la Marne, rolling farmland
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Haute-Marne offers the cheapest property and low hazard exposure, but poor rail connectivity, almost no tourism and dull skies drag it down. La Haute-Marne offre un immobilier parmi les moins chers et une faible exposition aux risques, mais une desserte ferroviaire médiocre, un tourisme quasi inexistant et un ciel maussade la tirent vers le bas.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,893h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
148/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
132/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
838mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
5/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
19/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
3/10
0.7 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.9m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+8 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-26 days · -9 so far
Dry-soil days ~+32 days
Landscape
Landscape score
5/10
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Max elevation
523m
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Forest cover
40%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Source de la Marne, rolling farmland
Identity
Haute-Marne is the birthplace of Denis Diderot (philosophe).
Notable figures born here
Denis Diderot — philosopheLouise Michel — écrivainCamille Flammarion — astronomeHenri Ier de Lorraine — chef militaireÉmile Baudot — inventeurMarcel Arland — écrivainPierre Bulliard — médecinAnne Dacier — philologueLucie Décosse — judokaClaude Gillot — artiste peintre
Terroir & appellations
Haute-Marne lies within protected appellation areas, including Champagne, Brie de Meaux, Langres.
ChampagneBrie de MeauxLangresEpoissesCoteaux champenoisHaute-MarneVolailles du plateau de LangresVolailles de BourgogneEmmental français Est-CentralVolailles de la ChampagneGruyère (IGP)Coteaux de Coiffy
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Charles de Gaulle
- Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
- Denis Diderot
- Parc des Roches
- Jardin de Vergentière
- Jardin de Silières
- Le Grand Jardin
- +1 more
Station classée de tourisme (1)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Very low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Flooding Very low 14.6% p15 of 96
Dam failure Very low 12.9% p55 of 96
Earthquake Very low 8.7% p31 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very low 4.2% p11 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 1.9% p38 of 96
Ground movement Very low 0.2% p6 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very low 0.2% p16 of 96
Transport
Transport
4/10
2.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
No
TGV via connecting city
Highways
2
A5 · A31
Work locally
38.8%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Chaumont → Dijon (~1h)
✈ Airport
Dijon Longvic airport (DIJ) · ~94 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
No direct TGV
🛣 Highways
A5, A31
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 3.0
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Schools
3/10
Brevet 82%
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Fiber coverage
97%
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Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
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People
Population
168,725
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Density
27/km²
Rural
-66% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.8%/yr
-1 pts vs median · p0
Median income
$24,300
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
15.3%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.5%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 49 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
9.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
5.3%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
9.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
2.9%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.8%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
23%
Clerical & service staff
30.2%
Manual workers
28.7%
Real estate
Median
$1,070/m²
$400 $2,010
House $1,050 Apt $1,220
+0.5%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
50.6%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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