Vitry-le-François’s overall grade of C puts it better than 29% of compared French towns, #15 of 22 in Marne. Crime runs high: an average of 18.6 recorded violent incidents and 19.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vitry-le-François with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Porte du Pont · Classé · Photo: Prosopee · CC BY 3.0
Vitry-le-François’ story
Vitry-le-François in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Vitry-le-François: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 7.3 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 79% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Vitry-le-François: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Ecclésiaste-1.2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Collège de garçons: Photo: Prosopee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Couvent des Récollets (ancien): Photo: Prosopee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôpital (ancien): Photo: Prosopee · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vitry-le-François.
Safety
Vitry-le-François sees more crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
18.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Jobs outnumber working residents in Vitry-le-François (6,700 to 3,550): it draws people in from around. Police and gendarmerie figures for Vitry-le-François show 404 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage131
Other physical violence85
Family violence76
Sexual violence44
Burglary31
Vehicle theft22
Theft from vehicles15
Theft without violence97
Fraud71
Drug use66
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
18.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
404
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Vitry-le-François are out of work than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 20.3%
23%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €19,670 a year per consumption unit, below both Marne’s towns (€24,755) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 22.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot16%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,700
jobs based in Vitry-le-François, 1.9 per working resident
20.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vitry-le-François than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.96/m² a month
€1,066/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Only one of the 22 towns in Marne costs less to buy into than Vitry-le-François, whose median sale is €1,066/m². The split in the town: €1,137/m² for houses, €1,013/m² for apartments. The median price, €1,066/m², comes from 299 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vitry-le-François€1,066/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,137/m²
180
Apartments
€1,013/m²
119
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €10.95/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,160
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Vitry, Champagne et Der
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
8 historic monuments, 6 classé
8historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vitry-le-François is Église Notre-Dame. This Marne town has 7.3 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 2.4% of the total, below Marne’s towns (4.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
90%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vitry-le-François, 82.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Marne’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Its collèges and lycées rank #8 of 22 in Marne on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Vitry-le-François has a higher adjusted death rate than 68% of compared French towns
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.9 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Vitry-le-François records 95 deaths per 100 expected, close to Marne’s towns (92) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,554 residents of Vitry-le-François died, against 1,360 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Vitry-le-François · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vitry le Francois
17.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Vitry-le-François than in Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
45.2median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. 25% of residents are 65 or over, close to Marne’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Vitry-le-François are older than 45.2.
Vitry-le-FrançoisMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma37%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Jean-François Paillard: Stefan.wolfrum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · René-Xavier Prinet: René-Xavier Prinet, Public domain · Benoît Croissant: Remcold, Public domain · Théogène François Page: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis-Rémy Aubert-Roche: inconnu ; versement et modifications : G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Vitry-le-François
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Vitry-le-François is a commune of 10,996 people in the Communauté de communes de Vitry, Champagne 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
10,996 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Vitry, Champagne et Der
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
51649
Vitry-le-François’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vitry-le-François
Is Vitry-le-François safe?
It grades D for safety, #19 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 131 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vitry-le-François good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #8 of 22 in Marne. 90% of 211 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François 1er in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vitry-le-François expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,066/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vitry-le-François grades A for cost of living.
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.
