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A town of 627 in Marne, Grand Est.

Population

627

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.69

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€31,900

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Berru a good place to live?

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

Église · Classé · Photo: Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Berru’s story

Berru in pictures

Berru 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 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jules-François Dupuis-Delcourt, born in 1802, is the one person born in Berru before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berru.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Berru than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 41% of adults

Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, higher than both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).

41median age

BerruMarne medianFrance median

Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berru
	Berru	Marne median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	12%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	21%	23%
45–64	26%	25%	26%
65+	19%	25%	22%
No diploma	14%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	41%	24%	30%

Full pageBerru’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Berru?”

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

History

Berru: 1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.7%.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

12th c.

oldest protected part

1921

first monument protected

Full pageBerru’s history pageOpen the page

Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes2.7% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Berru?”

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

Work & commute

Berru is better off than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,900 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 6.6%, below both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Berru holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport3%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Berru, 0.3 per working resident

6.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€31,900

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€31,900 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.7 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Berru93.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège	Collège	97	93%−1 pt

93.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate

2.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBerru’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges93.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

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

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

The market in Berru: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berru€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)

€11.23/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBerru’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berru

13pages on Berru

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.4 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Classé

Fort de la Pompelle et ses abordsFort · in Puisieulx, 3.8 mi

Classé

Église (ruines)Church · 13th c. · in Bétheny, 4.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-NicaiseChurch · 20th c. · in Reims, 4.4 mi

Classé

Mausolée de BourgogneFunerary monument · 19th & 20th c. · in Bourgogne-Fresne, 6.6 mi

Famous people from Berru

One notable person was born in Berru.

Their page →

Jules-François Dupuis-DelcourtPhysicist and balloonist · 1802–1864

Berru’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 →

Witry-lès-ReimsBéthenyReimsCormontreuilWarmerivilleTinqueuxBerru

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Berru	627	—	—	—	—	—
Witry-lès-Reims	4,950	2	B⁺	C⁻	B	C⁺
Bétheny	6,975	4.4	B	C	C⁺	A⁺
Reims	177,674	5.4	D⁻	C⁻	D	C⁺
Cormontreuil	6,534	5.6	C	C⁻	D	B
Warmeriville	2,749	6.4	B	B⁻	A⁺	C
Tinqueux	10,771	7.1	C⁻	C⁻	D	B⁺

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

About Berru

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Berru is a commune of 627 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: 627 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Département: Marne (51)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code: 51052

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.