Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 80 residents and lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
Avillers-Sainte-Croix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avillers-Sainte-Croix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de la Voûte, in Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel, 2.8 mi away.
31% 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 Avillers-Sainte-Croix.
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. Residents of Avillers-Sainte-Croix have a median age of 40.
60% women, 40% men
About 67 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Avillers-Sainte-Croix | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.10/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Avillers-Sainte-Croix.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Avillers-Sainte-Croix. Best known first.
Nothing in Avillers-Sainte-Croix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Avillers-Sainte-Croix as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avillers-Sainte-Croix | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarny Meurthe-et-Moselle | 8,050 | 12 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 12 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Étain | 3,375 | 13 | C− | A | C− | C− |
| Pagny-sur-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,919 | 15 | B | B | A− | C+ |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 16 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Ars-sur-Moselle Moselle | 4,616 | 17 | C | B− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Avillers-Sainte-Croix is a commune of 80 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire de Fresnes-en-Woëvre. 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 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.