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The town, home to 596 people, lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
Valcourt isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Valcourt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valcourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Aubin, in Moëslains, 0.8 mi away.
2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Valcourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valcourt.
13% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, above Haute-Marne’s towns (18%) but below compared French towns (30%). Valcourt has a median age of 52.9 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Valcourt | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €25,550 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, below Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Valcourt counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Valcourt, 96.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (93.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la NoueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 68%−14 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé ESTIC PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 102 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé ESTIC PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 47 | 89%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.63/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Valcourt.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Valcourt. Best known first.
MuseumMusée municipal de Saint-Dizier3.9 km northeast, in Saint-DizierMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère des Dames-de-l'Assomption de Saint-Dizier3.8 km northeast, in Saint-DizierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Dizier4.1 km northeast, in Saint-DizierChâteauChâteauChâteau du Val5 km south, in HumbécourtChâteauChâteauSous-Préfecture de Saint-Dizier4 km northeast, in Saint-DizierChâteauChâteauAncien monastère des Dames de l'Assomption3.8 km northeast, in Saint-DizierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valcourt yet.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Valcourt is a commune of 596 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valcourt | 596 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Dizier | 22,858 | 2.8 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Ancerville Meuse | 2,569 | 5.3 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Wassy | 2,771 | 8.2 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Bar-le-Duc Meuse | 14,607 | 16 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Joinville | 2,915 | 16 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Vitry-le-François Marne | 10,996 | 16 | C | A | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.