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A town in Marne, Grand Est, home to 296 people.
Ville-en-Selve has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ville-en-Selve as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Observatoire du Mont-Sinaï, in Verzy, 3.6 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ville-en-Selve is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ville-en-Selve.
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Marne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents. Children are 16% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ville-en-Selve | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 55% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 3.1%, below Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 7.0% of commuters got to work without a car. Ville-en-Selve holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 7.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la SourceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 94%+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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Ville-en-Selve.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ville-en-Selve yet.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Ville-en-Selve is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-en-Selve | 296 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 5,103 | 6 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| Cormontreuil | 6,534 | 6.5 | C | C− | D | B |
| Bezannes | 5,039 | 7.6 | B | D | C− | A |
| Épernay | 22,174 | 8.3 | D | B | D | C− |
| Reims | 177,674 | 8.8 | D− | C− | D | C+ |
| Tinqueux | 10,771 | 9.2 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.