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OmeyMarne

A town of 203 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Omey a good place to live?

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

Omey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Omey’s story

No historic monuments in Omey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Omey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge, in Pogny, 0.8 mi away.

1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Omey.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Omey, fewer than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Omey comes below both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 28% of residents are 65 or over.

51.6median age
OmeyMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Omey
OmeyMarne medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–249.4%11%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma27%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education21%24%30%

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

Work & commute

More people in Omey are out of work than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.4%

For Omey, that is above both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Omey has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1.4 per worker. At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot6%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Omey, 1.4 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
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 Omey costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.67/m² a month

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

Omey sits below both Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Omey€8.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €10.59/m² a month)
€8.71/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 Vitry-la-Ville and 4 more in and around Omey

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Omey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Omey

12pages on Omey

Landmarks

Nothing in Omey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Omey

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

How we find them →

Omey’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-ChampagneVitry-le-FrançoisFagnièresSaint-MemmieChâlons-en-ChampagneVitry-le-FrançoisFagnièresOmey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Omey203—————
Saint-Memmie5,4418.8C−BCC+
Châlons-en-Champagne42,9719.4DBDC
Vitry-le-François10,9969.6CADC
Fagnières4,85811B+B+BB+

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

About Omey

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Omey is a commune of 203 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
203 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.5 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code
51415

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.