Dormans

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

Geography

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

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

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

Gallery

castle
World War I cemetery
churches

References

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