Fontaine-Denis-NuisyMarne
237 residents make their home in this town in Marne, Grand Est.
Is Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy is too small for the grades other French towns get.
Dolmen de Nuisy dit "Les Pierres de Sainte-Geneviève" · Classé · Photo: Hervé10 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy’s story
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
- 1889First protected: Dolmen de Nuisy dit "Les Pierres de Sainte-Geneviève"
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy.
History
Old homes shape Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy is Dolmen de Nuisy dit "Les Pierres de Sainte-Geneviève".
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy hold a degree than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy have a median age of 44.1. Over-65s are 24% of the population.
44.1median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy | Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy | Marne median | France median |
|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
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| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 16% | 24% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy run higher than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,590 a year per consumption unit
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 7.6%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy, 0.6 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.60/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy.
€7.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy€7.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€7.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.80 to €9.97/m² a month)
€8.09/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 Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy
12pages on Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy
Landmarks
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Photo credits
Dolmen de Nuisy dit "Les Pierres de Sainte-Geneviève": Photo: Hervé10 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy is a commune of 237 people in the Communauté de communes de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais. 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
- 237 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais
- Département
- Marne (51)
- Région
- Grand Est
- Area
- 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
- INSEE code
- 51254
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 November 9, 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.
