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A town of 261 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Dontrien a good place to live?

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

Dontrien’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Dontrien’s story

No historic monuments in Dontrien

The Culture ministry lists no building in Dontrien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église (ruines de l'), in Saint-Souplet-sur-Py, 2.4 mi away.

2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dontrien.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Dontrien are under 15, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of residents. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below Marne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 17% of adults.

39.8median age
DontrienMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dontrien
DontrienMarne medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4428%21%23%
45–6420%25%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma24%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education17%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Dontrien, 4.0%, runs below Marne’s towns and compared French towns

5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Dontrien number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,070 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Dontrien, 0.4 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Dontrien costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.50/m² a month

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

Sales in Dontrien from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.44/m² a month.

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dontrien€8.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.69 to €10.79/m² a month)
€7.44/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 Dontrien

11pages on Dontrien

Landmarks

Nothing in Dontrien is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Dontrien

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

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Dontrien’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 →
Mourmelon-le-GrandSuippesWarmerivilleWitry-lès-ReimsCormontreuilBéthenyMourmelon-le-GrandSuippesWarmerivilleWitry-lès-ReimsCormontreuilBéthenyDontrien
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dontrien261—————
Mourmelon-le-Grand4,8957.5B+A−B+C−
Suippes3,9389.6C+AC+D
Warmeriville2,74912BB−A+C
Witry-lès-Reims4,95014B+C−BC+
Cormontreuil6,53416CC−DB
Bétheny6,97517BCC+A+

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

About Dontrien

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Dontrien is a commune of 261 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
261 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
51216

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.