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Montigny-sur-MeuseArdennes

Home to 76 people, this town lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.83

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montigny-sur-Meuse a good place to live?

Montigny-sur-Meuse isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Montigny-sur-Meuse stand out

The 2 things Montigny-sur-Meuse does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

21% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

36% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Lambert · Classé · Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Montigny-sur-Meuse’s story

Montigny-sur-Meuse in pictures

Montigny-sur-Meuse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gaspard Lavocat, born in 1794, is the one person born in Montigny-sur-Meuse before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1993First protected: Église Saint-Lambert

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montigny-sur-Meuse.

Who lives here

Children make up only 6.8% of Montigny-sur-Meuse, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.8% of the town. Over-65s are 36% of the population. Half of Montigny-sur-Meuse is older than 59.7, half younger.

59.7median age

Montigny-sur-MeuseArdennes medianFrance median

Ardennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montigny-sur-Meuse
	Montigny-sur-Meuse	Ardennes median	France median
Under 15	6.8%	16%	17%
15–24	6.8%	10%	11%
25–44	9.6%	22%	23%
45–64	41%	27%	26%
65+	36%	25%	22%
No diploma	16%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	16%	18%
Higher education	15%	17%	30%

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Ages59.7 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households40 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad25% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montigny-sur-Meuse?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Montigny-sur-Meuse: 49% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Montigny-sur-Meuse is Église Saint-Lambert.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Lambert 18th c.

18th c.

oldest protected part

1993

first monument protected

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Age of homes49% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montigny-sur-Meuse?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montigny-sur-Meuse than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.7%

Unemployment runs at 16.1%. 3.8% of Montigny-sur-Meuse’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot4%

Public transport4%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Montigny-sur-Meuse, 0.1 per working resident

16.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.5 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Montigny-sur-Meuse82.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Charles BruneauNearest collègeCollège	Collège	44	82%−5 pts

82.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate

2.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges82.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Montigny-sur-Meuse costs less than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.83/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Montigny-sur-Meuse: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€6.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montigny-sur-Meuse€6.83/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardennes median€8.19/m²

€6.83/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.37 to €8.68/m² a month)

€8.09/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€6.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château Le Risdoux and 3 more in and around Montigny-sur-Meuse

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montigny-sur-Meuse. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau Le Risdoux1.5 km southeast, in Vireux-Wallerand AttractionAttractionLe Camp Romain4.1 km north, in Vireux-Molhain ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Wallerand4.2 km north, in Vireux-Wallerand ChâteauChâteauChateau de Moraypré4.1 km south, in Haybes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montigny-sur-Meuse

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The big questions

SchoolsOne collège and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4 mi away Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Montigny-sur-Meuse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-LambertChurch · 18th c.

Classé

Haut-fourneauIndustrial building · 17th c. · in Haybes, 2.7 mi

Classé

Église de MochainChurch · 11th–19th c. · in Vireux-Molhain, 2.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 16th c. · in Hierges, 4.1 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Lambert: Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montigny-sur-Meuse

One notable person was born in Montigny-sur-Meuse.

Their page →

Gaspard LavocatFrench politician · 1794–1860

Montigny-sur-Meuse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardennes →

FumayGivetRevinBogny-sur-MeuseNouzonvilleMontigny-sur-Meuse

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montigny-sur-Meuse	76	—	—	—	—	—
Fumay	3,086	4.2	C⁺	A⁺	C⁻	D
Givet	6,364	7.8	A	A	B	A⁺
Revin	5,716	8.6	C	A⁺	C⁺	C
Bogny-sur-Meuse	4,889	14	C⁺	A⁺	C⁺	D
Nouzonville	5,523	16	B⁻	A⁺	B⁻	D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Montigny-sur-Meuse

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Montigny-sur-Meuse is a commune of 76 people in the Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. 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

Population: 76 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse
Département: Ardennes (08)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²)
INSEE code: 08304

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 9, 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.