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OrconteMarne

A town of 365 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Orconte a good place to live?

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

What makes Orconte stand out

The one thing Orconte does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Orconte

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

The nearest classé monument is Église de Faremont, in Thiéblemont-Farémont, 1.8 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orconte.

Who lives here

Few people in Orconte are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Orconte is below both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 16% of adults.

51.1median age
OrconteMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Orconte
OrconteMarne medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–246.8%11%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP38%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education16%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 3.8% of commuters in Orconte go to work without a car, fewer than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Orconte comes below both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Orconte has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 8.8% of the labour force are out of work.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Orconte, 0.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Orconte costs less than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month

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

For Orconte, that is below both Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Orconte€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.28 to €10.36/m² a month)
€6.84/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 Orconte

11pages on Orconte

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Orconte

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

How we find them →

Orconte’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 →
Vitry-le-FrançoisSaint-DizierAncervilleWassyVitry-le-FrançoisSaint-DizierAncervilleWassyOrconte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Orconte365—————
Vitry-le-François10,9967.9CADC
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,85810C−B+C−C−
Ancerville Meuse2,56913—A+—D
Wassy Haute-Marne2,77115C+A+DC−

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

About Orconte

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Orconte is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté de communes Perthois-Bocage et Der. 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
365 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Perthois-Bocage et Der
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
51417

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.