Dormans

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Dormans
Commune
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
Coat of arms
Location of Dormans
Dormans is located in France
Dormans
Dormans
Coordinates: 49°04′38″N 3°38′25″E / 49.0772°N 3.6403°E / 49.0772; 3.6403Coordinates: 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
1
22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,919
 • 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.

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

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.[3]

Politics and administration[]

Administrative and electoral attachment[]

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

Gallery[]

  • castle

  • World War I cemetery

  • churches

  • Dormans - église (09).JPG

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Dormans is twinned with:

  • Germany Dorsten, Germany[4]

See also[]

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Dormans, EHESS. (in French)
  4. ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)

Further reading[]

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



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