Press kit · department 51

Marne.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4391 / 7616 / 1747
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1482 / 7700 / 1747
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0221 / 2312 / 470
BéthenySmall cities7,0303 / 71162 / 1747
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6624 / 71231 / 1747
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 142 / 53
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4545 / 71475 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2182 / 2398 / 470
FismesSmall cities5,8846 / 71573 / 1747
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3497 / 71645 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3491 / 7129 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2181 / 252 / 470
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4392 / 7379 / 1747
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0222 / 2132 / 470
BéthenySmall cities7,0303 / 7804 / 1747
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1484 / 7819 / 1747
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4545 / 7918 / 1747
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 134 / 53
FismesSmall cities5,8846 / 71215 / 1747
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6627 / 71370 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3491 / 772 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2181 / 272 / 470
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6622 / 7278 / 1747
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4543 / 7372 / 1747
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4394 / 7677 / 1747
BéthenySmall cities7,0305 / 7709 / 1747
FismesSmall cities5,8846 / 7736 / 1747
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0222 / 2204 / 470
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 135 / 53
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1487 / 71294 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1481 / 7492 / 1747
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3492 / 7680 / 1747
FismesSmall cities5,8843 / 7796 / 1747
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0221 / 2224 / 470
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2182 / 2235 / 470
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 128 / 53
BéthenySmall cities7,0304 / 71029 / 1747
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4545 / 71078 / 1747
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4396 / 71145 / 1747
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6627 / 71394 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4541 / 7497 / 1747
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6622 / 7610 / 1747
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3493 / 7677 / 1747
FismesSmall cities5,8844 / 7737 / 1747
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 132 / 53
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0221 / 2346 / 470
BéthenySmall cities7,0305 / 71309 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2182 / 2392 / 470
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4396 / 71482 / 1747
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1487 / 71705 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0221 / 2141 / 470
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1481 / 7644 / 1747
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4542 / 7821 / 1747
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4393 / 7858 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2182 / 2242 / 470
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 135 / 53
BéthenySmall cities7,0304 / 71273 / 1747
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3495 / 71342 / 1747
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6626 / 71444 / 1747
FismesSmall cities5,8847 / 71580 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4541 / 77 / 1747
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4392 / 7220 / 1747
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 17 / 53
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6623 / 7251 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2181 / 2131 / 470
BéthenySmall cities7,0304 / 7694 / 1747
FismesSmall cities5,8845 / 7735 / 1747
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1486 / 7737 / 1747
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0222 / 2261 / 470
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3497 / 71416 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
ÉpernayMid-size cities22,0221 / 277 / 470
ReimsLarge cities178,4781 / 120 / 53
Aÿ-ChampagneSmall cities5,1481 / 7675 / 1747
CormontreuilSmall cities6,4542 / 7763 / 1747
FismesSmall cities5,8843 / 7792 / 1747
Châlons-en-ChampagneMid-size cities43,2182 / 2328 / 470
Saint-MemmieSmall cities5,4394 / 71415 / 1747
Vitry-le-FrançoisSmall cities11,3495 / 71465 / 1747
BéthenySmall cities7,0306 / 71536 / 1747
TinqueuxSmall cities10,6627 / 71710 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

  • Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
  • Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
  • A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
  • This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
  • Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.