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A town of 194 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Drosnay a good place to live?

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

What makes Drosnay stand out

The one thing Drosnay does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Drosnay’s story

Drosnay in pictures

Drosnay 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 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

28% 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 Drosnay.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Drosnay hold a degree than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Marne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 15% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.

47.9median age
DrosnayMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Drosnay
DrosnayMarne medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat28%18%18%
Higher education19%24%30%

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

History

Drosnay keeps more of its old housing than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
17th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Drosnay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,950 a year. Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Drosnay: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Drosnay, 0.3 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Drosnay costs less than in Marne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.91/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.61/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Drosnay.

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Drosnay€6.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.50 to €8.69/m² a month)
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Nicolas d'Outines and 2 more in and around Drosnay

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Drosnay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Drosnay

12pages on Drosnay

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Drosnay

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

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Drosnay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Vitry-le-FrançoisBrienne-le-ChâteauWassySaint-DizierVitry-le-FrançoisBrienne-le-ChâteauWassySaint-DizierDrosnay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Drosnay194—————
Vitry-le-François10,99610CADC
Brienne-le-Château Aube2,67214B−A+DD
Wassy Haute-Marne2,77116C+A+DC−
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,85816C−B+C−C−

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

About Drosnay

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Drosnay is a commune of 194 people in the Communauté de communes Perthois-Bocage et Der. 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
194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Perthois-Bocage et Der
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.6 km²)
INSEE code
51219

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.