Fismes grades C− overall: better than 20% of compared French towns, and #18 of 22 in Marne. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,716/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Fismes 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 Fismes.
HealthHealth D
Fismes is 15.7 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Fismes. After the care-home adjustment, Fismes’ deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Marne’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Fismes · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Reims Bezannes
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Reims Bezannes
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Fismes than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,820 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Fismes comes below both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970). Fismes has 1,950 jobs for 2,300 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,950
jobs based in Fismes, 0.8 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Fismes gets a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,716/m², comes from 162 sales of houses and apartments in Fismes from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.62/m² a month, close to Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,716/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fismes€1,716/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,821/m²
144
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €12.94/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Fismes has more crime per resident than 63% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 189 offenses in the graded categories in Fismes in 2025.
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Family violence36
Other physical violence24
Sexual violence21
Burglary18
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles11
Armed robbery0
Fraud37
Theft without violence20
Drug use14
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
189
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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
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 Fismes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fismes
Is Fismes safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #10 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fismes good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #16 of 22 in Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fismes expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,716/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fismes grades B+ for cost of living.
About Fismes
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Fismes is a commune of 5,850 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
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.
