Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 260 in Meuse, Grand Est.
Baâlon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baâlon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Louppy-sur-Loison, 5.7 mi away.
39% 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 Baâlon.
That puts Baâlon below both Meuse’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 19% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Baâlon | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Baâlon is below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Baâlon has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 11.4%.
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.
96.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Baâlon, above both Meuse’s towns (92.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alfred KastlerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 85%−4 pts |
| Lycée des métiers Alfred KastlerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 75 | 100%+4 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.
In the comparison, Baâlon comes below both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Baâlon. Best known first.
Nothing in Baâlon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Baâlon.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Baâlon is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois. 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 October 30, 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.