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A town of 277 in Marne, Grand Est.

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

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Église · Classé · Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marson’s story

Marson in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1915.

15% 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 Marson.

History

Marson keeps more of its old housing than Marne or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
15th c.
oldest protected part
1915
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Marson has fewer young adults than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

20% are under 15, above both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are a fifth of the population. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

45.3median age
MarsonMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marson
MarsonMarne medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–247.2%11%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP35%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education28%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Marson than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

Jobs located in Marson: 100, for 150 residents in work (0.7 each). The median disposable income was €29,590 a year per consumption unit, above Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Marson, 0.7 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Marson than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.08/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Marson. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.46/m² a month.

€9.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marson€9.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€9.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €11.10/m² a month)
€8.46/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 Marson

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Marson

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

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Marson’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 →
Saint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneFagnièresVitry-le-FrançoisSuippesMourmelon-le-GrandSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneFagnièresVitry-le-FrançoisSuippesMourmelon-le-GrandMarson
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marson277—————
Saint-Memmie5,4417C−BCC+
Châlons-en-Champagne42,9717.9DBDC
Fagnières4,8589.6B+B+BB+
Vitry-le-François10,99613CADC
Suippes3,93815C+AC+D
Mourmelon-le-Grand4,89517B+A−B+C−

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

About Marson

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Marson is a commune of 277 people in the Communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole. 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
277 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
11.9 sq mi (30.9 km²)
INSEE code
51354

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.