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In Marne, Grand Est, this town has 4,950 residents.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. The local economy does well: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment. Witry-lès-Reims grades B+ overall and ranks #5 of 22 in Marne. Set against the rest, it does better than two thirds of compared French towns. School results are strong: brevet results a point below the expected rate. What holds it back is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Witry-lès-Reims does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Witry-lès-Reims 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Witry-lès-Reims: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Georges François Léopold Menu, born in 1845, is the one person born in Witry-lès-Reims before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Witry-lès-Reims.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,362/m²: 116 houses and apartments sold in Witry-lès-Reims between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 84% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,414/m² | 98 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #2 of 22 in Marne. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 93%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €27,740 a year per consumption unit. 6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 319 deaths in Witry-lès-Reims from 2016 to 2025; there were 294, 8% fewer. Women in Marne live to 84.9 on average and men to 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Witry-lès-Reims can choose among 7 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
30% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Witry-lès-Reims: 44, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Witry-lès-Reims | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Witry-lès-Reims: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, 93 offenses were recorded in Witry-lès-Reims. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 16.8. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence and sexual violence, 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, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and museums in and near Witry-lès-Reims. Best known first.
Witry-lès-Reims has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Witry-lès-Reims.
Georges François Léopold Menu: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witry-lès-Reims | 4,950 | — | B+ | C− | B | C+ |
| Bétheny | 6,975 | 2.9 | B | C | C+ | A+ |
| Reims | 177,674 | 4.6 | D− | C− | D | C+ |
| Cormontreuil | 6,534 | 5.7 | C | C− | D | B |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles | 3,566 | 6 | C | C | C− | C+ |
| Tinqueux | 10,771 | 6.2 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Warmeriville | 2,749 | 6.3 | B | B− | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #8 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #2 of 22 in Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,362/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Witry-lès-Reims grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Witry-lès-Reims is a commune of 4,950 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
