Ancerville has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ancerville 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 Ancerville.
HousingCost of living A+
The median sale price of homes in Ancerville is €1,224/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 80 sales of houses and apartments in Ancerville from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,211/m² for the median of compared towns in Meuse.
€1,224/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ancerville€1,224/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,225/m²
77
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €11.11/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Ancerville’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Ancerville’s deaths ran at 105 per 100 expected, above both Meuse’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 264 residents of Ancerville died, against 252 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ancerville · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ancerville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 6.4% of commuters in Ancerville go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns
For Ancerville, that is below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 9.5% of the labour force are out of work. Ancerville has 700 jobs for 1,050 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
700
jobs based in Ancerville, 0.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Ancerville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 15 offenses in the graded categories in Ancerville in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 29.3% of the index here.
1.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
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.
1.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ancerville
Is Ancerville safe?
Ancerville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ancerville good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #7 of 10 in Meuse. The lycée stands out: 95% of 64 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Blaise Pascal in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ancerville expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.44/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ancerville grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ancerville
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Ancerville is a commune of 2,569 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse. 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.
