Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 130 residents, it is a town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
Meures isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Meures does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Meures as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château fort, in Vignory, 6 mi away.
39% 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 Meures.
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. 17% are under 15, above Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 22% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Meures | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,790 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Meures went to work by public transport.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Meures. A house rents for an estimated €6.16/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Meures is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Meures yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meures | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chaumont | 20,827 | 7 | B | A | C− | B |
| Bar-sur-Aube Aube | 4,665 | 17 | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
| Nogent | 3,550 | 17 | A− | A+ | C+ | C− |
| Joinville | 2,915 | 18 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Meures is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont. 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.