Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 506.
Lesménils is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lesménils: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lesménils.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Lesménils is Nécropole tumulaire.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. 16% are under 15, about level with Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Lesménils: 43.6, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lesménils | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.5% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 7.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Lesménils number 650, against 250 residents in work (2.5 per worker).
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Lesménils, 96.2% passed the bac, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques MarquetteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 79%−7 pts |
| Lycée Jean HanzeletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 104 | 96%+2 pts |
| Lycée Jacques MarquetteBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 275 | 99%+2 pts |
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.
Lesménils recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lesménils. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye des Prémontrés de Pont-à-Mousson4.3 km southwest, in Pont-à-MoussonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mousson3.5 km southwest, in MoussonMuseumMuseumMusée au fil du papier4.8 km southwest, in Pont-à-MoussonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Lesménils has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lesménils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesménils | 506 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 14,190 | 2.7 | B− | B+ | C | C− |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson | 4,659 | 4.2 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Pagny-sur-Moselle | 3,919 | 5.2 | B | B | A− | C+ |
| Dieulouard | 4,581 | 6.6 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Marly Moselle | 10,286 | 9.7 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Custines | 3,089 | 9.9 | A− | B | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Lesménils is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pont-à-Mousson. 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 9, 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.