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DormellesSeine-et-Marne

Population 816: a town in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.

Is Dormelles a good place to live?

There are no grades for Dormelles: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 17% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Dormelles stand out

The one thing Dormelles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ferme de Saint-Gervais
Ferme de Saint-Gervais · Inscrit · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dormelles’ story

Dormelles in pictures

Dormelles has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1900.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1900First protected: Menhir dit la Pierre Plantée
  • 1975Most recently protected: Fort de Challeau (ancien)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dormelles.

Who lives here

Few people in Dormelles are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, higher than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%). 39% of adults hold a degree.

49.4median age
DormellesSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dormelles
DormellesSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1516%20%17%
15–247.4%13%11%
25–4421%26%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+26%15%22%
No diploma16%17%19%
CAP or BEP20%21%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education39%34%30%

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

History

Dormelles keeps more of its old housing than Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Dormelles has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Martin. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1900
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Dormelles run higher than in Seine-et-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,180 a year per consumption unit

Dormelles holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 17.4% of commuters travelled at the census.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
Public transport17%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Dormelles, 0.3 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,180
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 Dormelles costs an estimated advertised €14.00/m² a month, against €16.75/m² in Seine-et-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

The median sale price was €2,303/m², lower than both Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€3,093/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Dormelles from July 2023 to June 2026: 35 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.40/m² a month.

€2,303/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Dormelles€2,303/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,303/m²35
€14.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.27 to €17.37/m² a month)
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Challeau and 3 more in and around Dormelles

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Dormelles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dormelles

13pages on Dormelles

Landmarks

Dormelles has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir dit la Pierre Plantée: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort de Challeau (ancien): Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferme de Saint-Gervais: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Dormelles

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

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Dormelles’ neighbors

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

All towns in Seine-et-Marne →
Varennes-sur-SeineLa Grande-ParoisseCannes-ÉcluseMoret-Loing-et-OrvanneVernou-la-Celle-sur-SeineMontereau-Fault-YonneVarennes-sur-SeineLa Grande-ParoisseCannes-ÉcluseMoret-Loing-et-OrvanneVernou-la-Celle-sur-SeineMontereau-Fault-YonneDormelles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dormelles816—————
Varennes-sur-Seine3,7484.4DC−C−C+
La Grande-Paroisse2,8934.8—C−—C+
Cannes-Écluse2,7425.2—C−—C
Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne12,8105.4BC−B+B+
Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine2,6305.6—C—D
Montereau-Fault-Yonne22,2795.8DC−C−B−

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

About Dormelles

Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France

Dormelles is a commune of 816 people in the Communauté de communes Moret Seine et Loing. 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
816 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Moret Seine et Loing
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
77161

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.