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A town of 1,680 in Marne, Grand Est.
Magenta has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 33.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,844/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% 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 one thing Magenta does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Magenta 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Magenta as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château Perrier, in Épernay, 0.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Magenta. Best known first.
AttractionChampagne Moët & Chandon1.2 km southwest, in Épernay
AttractionChampagne Pol Roger1.1 km south, in Épernay
AttractionChampagne Perrier-Jouët1.1 km southwest, in ÉpernayAttractionAttractionAvenue de Champagne1.1 km southwest, in ÉpernayFortFortFort Chabrol1.4 km west, in ÉpernayChâteauChâteauChâteau Perrier1 km southwest, in ÉpernayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magenta.
Unemployment stands at 12.8%. Magenta holds 650 jobs; 750 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 6.3% of working residents in Magenta to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Magenta (2025). In all, 69 offenses reached the police record here in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (11.1% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Côte LegrisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 83%−5 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Victor PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 91 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 46 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.27/m² a month, about level with Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 49 sales of houses and apartments in Magenta, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,844/m². A house rents for an estimated €9.00/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,844/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Marne can expect 84.9 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 156 deaths in Magenta from 2016 to 2025; there were 143, 8% fewer. This Marne town has 4 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Marne’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Magenta is 46 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Magenta | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Magenta is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Magenta as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magenta | 1,680 | — | — | A− | D | C+ |
| Épernay | 22,174 | 1 | D | B | D | C− |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 5,103 | 2.4 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 3,080 | 10 | A | A | A− | C− |
| Bezannes | 5,039 | 12 | B | D | C− | A |
| Cormontreuil | 6,534 | 12 | C | C− | D | B |
| Tinqueux | 10,771 | 14 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. 98% of 91 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Victor in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,844/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Magenta grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Magenta is a commune of 1,680 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.