Dormans grades B overall: better than 59% of compared French towns, and #7 of 22 in Marne. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Dormans with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dormans.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Dormans’ ages would predict, 109 per 100 expected, above Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Dormans. The nearest emergency department to Dormans is Ch Chateau Thierry, 10.6 mi away. 429 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 334: 28% above. In Marne, women can expect to live 84.9 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Dormans · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateau Thierry
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chateau Thierry
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.68/m² a month, near Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 75 houses and apartments changed hands in Dormans from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.20/m² a month.
€1,627/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dormans€1,627/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,642/m²
72
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €13.91/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Dormans has higher unemployment than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 12.9%
Jobs located in Dormans: 1,400, for 1,150 residents in work (1.2 each). At the census, 6.5% of working residents in Dormans didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €25,140 a year per consumption unit, in line with Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,400
jobs based in Dormans, 1.2 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Dormans than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Marne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
48.9median age
DormansMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Dormans ranks below 68% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Dormans (2025). For 2025, the figures show 54 offenses here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.1 cases of violence against people and 8.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence19
Criminal damage16
Burglary8
Vehicle theft6
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Theft without violence18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence and sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (8.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 11.1 mi away. On results, collèges and lycées here come #6 of 22 in Marne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Dormans: 9.9% were built before 1919, more than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Dormans is Mémorial des batailles de la Marne comprenant la chapelle haute de la Reconnaissance, la crypte, la sacristie, la maison du gardien, la galerie du cloître, l'ossuaire avec sa chambre de recueillement, la lanterne des morts, le cadran solaire et la table d'orientation ainsi que les rampes et les escaliers d'accès au monument et son mur de soutènement. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Mémorial des batailles de la Marne comprenant la chapelle haute de la Reconnaissance, la crypte, la sacristie, la maison du gardien, la galerie du cloître, l'ossuaire avec sa chambre de recueillement, la lanterne des morts, le cadran solaire et la table d'orientation ainsi que les rampes et les escaliers d'accès au monument et son mur de soutènement: Photo: Arnaud95 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Soilly: Photo: MTOURE51 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dormans
Is Dormans safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #4 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dormans good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #6 of 22 in Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dormans expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dormans grades A− for cost of living.
About Dormans
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Dormans is a commune of 2,890 people in the Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne. 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
2,890 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne
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.
