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A town of 693 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Caurel a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Caurel’s story

Caurel in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caurel.

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

More people in Caurel hold a degree than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 47%

That puts Caurel above both Marne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%).

48median age
CaurelMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Caurel
CaurelMarne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma11%24%19%
CAP or BEP21%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education47%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Caurel run higher than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €33,640 a year per consumption unit

On this, Caurel is above both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Caurel has 400 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.4 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
On foot0%
400
jobs based in Caurel, 1.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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.

In the comparison, Caurel comes above both Marne’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Caurel93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollègeCollège9793%−1 pt
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.2 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 Caurel 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

Caurel€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

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caurel

13pages on Caurel

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Caurel

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Caurel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Caurel’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-ReimsWarmerivilleBéthenyReimsCormontreuilSaint-Brice-CourcellesWitry-lès-ReimsWarmerivilleBéthenyReimsCormontreuilSaint-Brice-CourcellesCaurel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caurel693—————
Witry-lès-Reims4,9501.9B+C−BC+
Warmeriville2,7494.4BB−A+C
Bétheny6,9754.7BCC+A+
Reims177,6746.6D−C−DC+
Cormontreuil6,5347.5CC−DB
Saint-Brice-Courcelles3,5667.9CCC−C+

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

About Caurel

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Caurel is a commune of 693 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
693 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
51101

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.