Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 502 residents, it is a town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Vecqueville is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Vecqueville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vecqueville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Grand-Jardin et son parc, in Joinville, 0.8 mi away.
14% 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 Vecqueville.
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. 12% are under 15, below both Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). At 52.9, the median resident of Vecqueville sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Vecqueville | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 41% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 5.6% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
16.2% of the labour force were unemployed, near Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Vecqueville counts 2.5 jobs (450 jobs, 150 workers). The census found nearly a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
The bac pass rate near Vecqueville is 96.0%, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (93.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CressotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 90%+3 pts |
| Lycée Philippe LebonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 92 | 96%+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.
The market in Vecqueville: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Vecqueville. Best known first.
Nothing in Vecqueville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vecqueville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vecqueville | 502 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joinville | 2,915 | 1 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Wassy | 2,771 | 9.7 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Ancerville Meuse | 2,569 | 13 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Saint-Dizier | 22,858 | 15 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Ligny-en-Barrois Meuse | 3,677 | 18 | B− | A+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Vecqueville is a commune of 502 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Joinville en Champagne. 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 October 30, 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.