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Some 1,048 people live in this town, in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Jobs & income is its weak spot: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 15.4% unemployment. It lags on schools as well — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Dom-le-Mesnil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Dom-le-Mesnil with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Dom-le-Mesnil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Dom-le-Mesnil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Lie de Mohon, in Charleville-Mézières, 5.5 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dom-le-Mesnil.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Dom-le-Mesnil is 83.0%, near Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val de MeuseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 83%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Dom-le-Mesnil’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, below Ardennes’ towns (107) but above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 78 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 78, 1% more. At birth, a girl in Ardennes can expect 84.6 years and a boy 77.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
The median disposable income was €25,370 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390). Unemployment stands at 15.4%. 3.7% of Dom-le-Mesnil’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Dom-le-Mesnil.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Dom-le-Mesnil has a median age of 45.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Dom-le-Mesnil | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Dom-le-Mesnil. Best known first.
Nothing in Dom-le-Mesnil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Dom-le-Mesnil.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 1,048 | — | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 3.3 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 4 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 4.6 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 5.8 | D | A | D | D |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 6.6 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 9.2 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Dom-le-Mesnil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Dom-le-Mesnil is a commune of 1,048 people in the Ardenne Métropole. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.