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Boncourt-sur-MeuseMeuse

With 313 residents, it is a town in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Boncourt-sur-Meuse a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Boncourt-sur-Meuse is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Boncourt-sur-Meuse’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Boncourt-sur-Meuse’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boncourt-sur-Meuse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2015First protected: Jardin du domaine de la Forge
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Landmarks

Boncourt-sur-Meuse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boncourt-sur-Meuse.

History

Boncourt-sur-Meuse keeps more of its old housing than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boncourt-sur-Meuse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2015
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Boncourt-sur-Meuse are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns

44.5median age

17% are under 15, higher than Meuse’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. Also worth knowing: the age that splits Boncourt-sur-Meuse in two is 44.5.

Boncourt-sur-MeuseMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boncourt-sur-Meuse
Boncourt-sur-MeuseMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–246.8%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat27%20%18%
Higher education25%20%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 2.9% of commuters in Boncourt-sur-Meuse go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €26,060 a year per consumption unit, above Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 9.1% are unemployed. For its 150 residents in work, Boncourt-sur-Meuse has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Boncourt-sur-Meuse, 0.2 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Boncourt-sur-Meuse costs less than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.34/m² a month

€7.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €8.07/m² a month. Sales in Boncourt-sur-Meuse from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boncourt-sur-Meuse€7.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€7.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.78 to €9.32/m² a month)
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boncourt-sur-Meuse

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Nearby attractions

Château de Commercy and 3 more in and around Boncourt-sur-Meuse

Heritage and museums in and near Boncourt-sur-Meuse. Best known first.

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Famous people from Boncourt-sur-Meuse

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About Boncourt-sur-Meuse

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Boncourt-sur-Meuse is a commune of 313 people in the Communauté de communes de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs. 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

Population
313 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
55058

Boncourt-sur-Meuse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Meuse →
CommercySaint-MihielFougLigny-en-BarroisÉcrouvesToulCommercySaint-MihielFougLigny-en-BarroisÉcrouvesToulBoncourt-sur-Meuse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boncourt-sur-Meuse313—————
Commercy5,3503CA+C−C−
Saint-Mihiel3,7726.4C+A+CD
Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle2,62813A−AA−C−
Ligny-en-Barrois3,67714B−A+CB
Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle4,47416A−B+BC
Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle15,76817C+AC−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.