Dormans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dormans (INSEE 51217) is in Marne (51), part of CC des Paysages de la Champagne. Population 2,890 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51217-dormans
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 7,334 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.68 | 25 | 16.96 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.73 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EPI D'OR · LINA · YOAN LE PATISSIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE SIMSIM). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · EPER-DIS · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (KEBAB DORMANS · LA TABLE SOURDET · AU GOOD TIME'S · LE DORMANS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CHAMPENOIS · LE LUXEMBOURG). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ERABLES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLAUDE-NICOLAS LEDOUX). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARYSE MARTIGNY-PETITJEAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE LITOUX, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC MIDELET, MÉDECIN · PASCAL MARTIGNY, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LECANU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE DORMANS DORMANS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · SNVB · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (COLMART FRANCINE · SYMPATIFS · ID'COIFF AU NATUREL · ID'COIFF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE CHAMPENOIS · HOTEL LE CENTRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | L'EPI D'OR · LINA · YOAN LE PATISSIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE SIMSIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR MARKET · EPER-DIS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | KEBAB DORMANS · LA TABLE SOURDET · AU GOOD TIME'S · LE DORMANS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CHAMPENOIS · LE LUXEMBOURG | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ERABLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLAUDE-NICOLAS LEDOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARYSE MARTIGNY-PETITJEAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE LITOUX, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC MIDELET, MÉDECIN · PASCAL MARTIGNY, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LECANU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE DORMANS DORMANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · SNVB · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | COLMART FRANCINE · SYMPATIFS · ID'COIFF AU NATUREL · ID'COIFF | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE CHAMPENOIS · HOTEL LE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,855 (2012) → 2,890 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,125 (1990) → 2,890 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,698, of which 3.7 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dormans): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dormans): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Dormans): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dormans): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dormans): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATILLON-CIVC weather station, 9.2 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 70 m. [9]
The village sits 83 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHAMBRECY-CIVC, 18.2 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 80 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 825 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at IGNY-COMBLIZY, 8.6 km away at 225 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51217
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 286 km S | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Joinville | 52 | 130 km SE | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cany-Barville | 76 | 231 km W | 2,909 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 68 % |
| Pont-d'Ain | 01 | 360 km S | 2,843 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 246 km E | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Calais | 72 | 249 km SW | 2,948 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joinville | 52 | 130 km SE | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cany-Barville | 76 | 231 km W | 2,909 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 68 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 246 km E | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Calais | 72 | 249 km SW | 2,948 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 99 % |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 286 km S | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pont-d'Ain | 01 | 360 km S | 2,843 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Dormans's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joinville | 52 | 130 km SE | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 28 | 189 km W | 2,791 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meslay-du-Maine | 53 | 333 km W | 2,779 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 80 | 106 km NW | 2,894 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brou | 28 | 205 km SW | 3,230 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 358 km W | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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