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With 44 residents, it is a town in Marne, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Belval-en-Argonne out for now. Second homes make up 37% of its housing. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Belval-en-Argonne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Belval-en-Argonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale de Triaucourt, in Seuil-d'Argonne, 3.3 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Belval-en-Argonne 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 Belval-en-Argonne.
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above both Marne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 20% of the population here. Half of Belval-en-Argonne is older than 45.8, half younger.
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Belval-en-Argonne | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of Belval-en-Argonne’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.
Belval-en-Argonne recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Belval-en-Argonne yet.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Belval-en-Argonne is a commune of 44 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Champenoise. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belval-en-Argonne | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Menehould | 4,146 | 11 | B+ | A+ | C | C− |
| Bar-le-Duc Meuse | 14,607 | 14 | B+ | A | C− | 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 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.