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505 people live in this town in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Orbais-l'Abbaye a good place to live?

Orbais-l'Abbaye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Orbais-l'Abbaye stand out

The one thing Orbais-l'Abbaye does most differently from other towns.

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Abbaye (ancienne)
Abbaye (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Orbais-l'Abbaye’s story

Orbais-l'Abbaye in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Orbais-l'Abbaye: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Abbaye (ancienne)
  • 1921Most recently protected: Tour Saint-Réole
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orbais-l'Abbaye.

History

Orbais-l'Abbaye keeps more of its old housing than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Orbais-l'Abbaye is Tour Saint-Réole. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1840
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 Orbais-l'Abbaye hold a degree than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 17%

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Marne’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). 15% of residents are children under 15. Residents of Orbais-l'Abbaye have a median age of 47.2.

47.2median age
Orbais-l'AbbayeMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Orbais-l'Abbaye
Orbais-l'AbbayeMarne medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma26%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education17%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Orbais-l'Abbaye than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,130 a year per consumption unit

Per resident in work, Orbais-l'Abbaye counts 1.1 jobs (250 jobs, 250 workers). At the census, 12.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Orbais-l'Abbaye, 1.1 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,130
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

Renting in Orbais-l'Abbaye costs less than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.14/m² a month

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

Sales in Orbais-l'Abbaye from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments.

€10.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Orbais-l'Abbaye€10.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€10.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €13.22/m² a month)
€7.99/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 Orbais-l'Abbaye

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Orbais-l'Abbaye: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Abbaye (ancienne): Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Orbais-l'Abbaye

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Orbais-l'Abbaye as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Orbais-l'Abbaye’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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DormansMontmirailÉpernayBlancs-CoteauxChâteau-ThierrySézanneDormansMontmirailÉpernayBlancs-CoteauxChâteau-ThierrySézanneOrbais-l'Abbaye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Orbais-l'Abbaye505—————
Dormans2,8908.7BA−B+D
Montmirail3,5358.9B−ABC+
Épernay22,17413DBDC−
Blancs-Coteaux3,08014AAA−C−
Château-Thierry Aisne15,09715DC+DC−
Sézanne4,57616C+AC−B−

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

About Orbais-l'Abbaye

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Orbais-l'Abbaye is a commune of 505 people in the Communauté de communes des Paysages de la 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

Population
505 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Paysages de la Champagne
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.2 sq mi (16.1 km²)
INSEE code
51416

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 4, 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.