Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Overall, Sainte-Menehould earns a B+, which places it #2 of 22 in Marne. It comes out better than three quarters of compared French towns. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The drawback is health (C−).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Sainte-Menehould with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Menehould.
HousingCost of living A+
A home in Sainte-Menehould sells for €934/m², less than in both Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.47/m² a month, below Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €7.50/m² a month.
€934/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Menehould€934/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,018/m²
98
€8.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.69 to €10.71/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Champenoise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1999
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1999. Sainte-Menehould has 12 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, higher than both Marne’s towns (2.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments here is Hôtel de ville.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Sainte-Menehould sees more deaths than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Sainte-Menehould records 100 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 840 residents of Sainte-Menehould died, against 593 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% more. Life expectancy in Marne: 84.9 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 6 family doctors.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Sainte-Menehould · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Chalons
21.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Sainte-Menehould than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,170 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in Sainte-Menehould number 2,850, against 1,500 residents in work (1.9 per worker). Unemployment stood at 12.4%, above both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Sainte-Menehould didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot13%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
2,850
jobs based in Sainte-Menehould, 1.9 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Sainte-Menehould than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 31% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Marne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Sainte-Menehould have a median age of 50.5.
50.5median age
Sainte-MenehouldMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Sainte-Menehould has more crime per resident than 69% of compared French towns
In 2025, 103 offenses were recorded in Sainte-Menehould. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 13.6 cases of violence against people and 12.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
13.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Family violence21
Other physical violence20
Theft from vehicles14
Sexual violence10
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Fraud37
Theft without violence23
Drug use12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
103
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Croix and 3 more in and around Sainte-Menehould
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Sainte-Menehould. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Menehould
Is Sainte-Menehould safe?
It grades C for safety, #12 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sainte-Menehould good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #1 of 22 in Marne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sainte-Menehould expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Menehould grades A+ for cost of living.
About Sainte-Menehould
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Sainte-Menehould is a commune of 4,146 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
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.
