Dormans (French pronunciation: [dɔʁmɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Marne department and in the Grand Est region of France.[3]

Dormans
Memorial chapel to the Battles of the Marne, in Dormans
Memorial chapel to the Battles of the Marne, in Dormans
Coat of arms of Dormans
Location of Dormans
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Dormans is located in France
Dormans
Dormans
Dormans is located in Grand Est
Dormans
Dormans
Coordinates: 49°04′38″N 3°38′25″E / 49.0772°N 3.6403°E / 49.0772; 3.6403
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementÉpernay
CantonDormans-Paysages de Champagne
IntercommunalityPaysages de la Champagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Courteaux[1]
Area
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22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,911
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51217 /51700
Elevation62–250 m (203–820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Dormans is located in the valley of the Marne, at the border between the departments of the Marne and the Aisne, some 40 km from Reims and 25 km from Chateau-Thierry. The RN 3 goes through Dormans and leads to the autoroute A4. Dormans has a train station on the Paris–Strasbourg railway that sees multiple SNCF trains daily.

Dormans is at the heart of the Champagne vineyards.

Villages under jurisdiction of Dormans

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The commune of Dormans regroups several small villages: Champaillet, Chavenay, Soilly, Try, Sainte-Croix, Vassieux and Vassy.

Soilly used to be its own commune but was integrated to Dormans in 1969.[4]

Politics and administration

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The commune is located in the arrondissement of Épernay, in the department of the Marne.[3]

Dormans is twinned with Dorsten, Germany, since 1981.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,638—    
1975 2,950+1.61%
1982 2,920−0.15%
1990 3,125+0.85%
1999 3,126+0.00%
2007 2,979−0.60%
2012 2,855−0.85%
2017 2,921+0.46%
Source: INSEE[6]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Commune de Dormans (51217), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Dormans, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ "Le jumelage Dormans/Dorsten". Site officiel de Dormans. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Further reading

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  • Dom Albert Noël, Dormans (Notice historique sur le canton), Le Livre d'Histoire – Lorisse, 1877, ISBN 2-7428-0162-6