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Buxières-sous-les-CôtesMeuse

It is a town of 264 residents in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Buxières-sous-les-Côtes a good place to live?

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 19% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are a third of the population.

What makes Buxières-sous-les-Côtes stand out

The 2 things Buxières-sous-les-Côtes does most differently from other towns.

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Menhir de "Woinville"
Menhir de "Woinville" · Inscrit · Photo: Elke Wetzig · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buxières-sous-les-Côtes’ story

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 2000.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henri Castillard, born in 1847, is the one person born in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2000First protected: Menhir de "Woinville"
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Landmarks

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Menhir de "Woinville": Photo: Elke Wetzig · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes.

Who lives here

Few people in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns

53.9median age

33% of residents are 65 or over, above Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are 11% of the town. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.

Buxières-sous-les-CôtesMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes
Buxières-sous-les-CôtesMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–245.2%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+33%25%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education32%20%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Buxières-sous-les-Côtes: 40% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Prehistory
oldest protected part
2000
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 6.7% of commuters in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,610 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes, 0.2 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes is €8.86/m² a month

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

14 houses and apartments changed hands in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.17 to €10.94/m² a month)
€7.63/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 Buxières-sous-les-Côtes

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Famous people from Buxières-sous-les-Côtes

One notable person was born in Buxières-sous-les-Côtes.

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About Buxières-sous-les-Côtes

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes is a commune of 264 people in the Communauté de communes Côtes de Meuse 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

Population
264 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Côtes de Meuse Woëvre
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.8 km²)
INSEE code
55093

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes’ 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 →
Saint-MihielCommercyFougPagny-sur-MoselleBlénod-lès-Pont-à-MoussonPont-à-MoussonSaint-MihielCommercyFougPagny-sur-MoselleBlénod-lès-Pont-à-MoussonPont-à-MoussonBuxières-sous-les-Côtes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Buxières-sous-les-Côtes264—————
Saint-Mihiel3,7725.9C+A+CD
Commercy5,35011CA+C−C−
Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle2,62817A−AA−C−
Pagny-sur-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle3,91917BBA−C+
Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle4,65917B+B+B+B−
Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle14,19018B−B+CC−

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 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.