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A town of 394 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Festigny a good place to live?

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

What makes Festigny stand out

The one thing Festigny does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Festigny’s story

Festigny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Festigny: 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.

18% 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 Festigny.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Festigny than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults

In the comparison, Festigny comes below both Marne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town.

48.6median age
FestignyMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Festigny
FestignyMarne medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–248.9%11%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP38%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education18%24%30%

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

History

Festigny keeps more of its old housing than Marne or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

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

For Festigny, that is above both Marne’s towns (4.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Festigny: 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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Festigny are out of work than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.3%

Festigny sits below both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Festigny has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,560 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Festigny, 0.7 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

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

That puts Festigny close to Marne’s towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Festigny84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège professeur NicaiseNearest collègeCollègeCollège6484%−4 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts 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 Festigny is €10.49/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.

€10.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Festigny€10.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€10.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.38 to €13.12/m² a month)
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Troissy and 3 more in and around Festigny

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Festigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Festigny

13pages on Festigny

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Festigny

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

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Festigny’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 →
DormansÉpernayAÿ-ChampagneFère-en-TardenoisBlancs-CoteauxMontmirailDormansÉpernayAÿ-ChampagneFère-en-TardenoisBlancs-CoteauxMontmirailFestigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Festigny394—————
Dormans2,8905.1BA−B+D
Épernay22,1749.4DBDC−
Aÿ-Champagne5,10312B+ABC+
Fère-en-Tardenois Aisne2,83615CB+CC
Blancs-Coteaux3,08015AAA−C−
Montmirail3,53515B−ABC+

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

About Festigny

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Festigny is a commune of 394 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
394 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.7 km²)
INSEE code
51249

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.