Dormans

Dormans is a commune located in the Marne department and in the Grand Est region of France.

Dormans
Commune
Memorial chapel to the Battles of the Marne, in Dormans
Coat of arms
Location of Dormans
Dormans Dormans
Coordinates: 49°04′38″N 3°38′25″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Dormans-Paysages de Champagne
Intercommunality	Paysages de la Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Bruyen
Area ^1	22.58 km^2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,921
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51217 /51700
Elevation	62–250 m (203–820 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 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.[2]

Politics and administration

Administrative and electoral attachment

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

Gallery

• 
  castle
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  World War I cemetery
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  churches
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International relations

Dormans is twinned with:

• Dorsten, Germany[3]

See also

• Communes of the Marne department

References

Notes

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Dormans – Notice Communale". cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
3. "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