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ChalainesMeuse

A town of 299 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Population
299
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.68
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,950
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chalaines a good place to live?

Chalaines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Domaine du château
Domaine du château · Inscrit · Photo: Antoine Taveneaux · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chalaines’ story

Chalaines in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chalaines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De Fontenoy, born in 1772, is the one person born in Chalaines before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1992First protected: Domaine du château
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Moulin de la Roche and 15 more in and around Chalaines

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chalaines. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionMoulin de la Rochein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vaucouleurs1.4 km west, in VaucouleursChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gombervaux4.3 km northwest, in VaucouleursFortFortTour des Anglais1.3 km west, in VaucouleursFortFortRemparts de Vaucouleurs1.3 km west, in VaucouleursFortFortTour du Roi1.3 km west, in Vaucouleurs
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalaines.

Who lives here

An older town: 28% of people in Chalaines are 65 or over, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Chalaines is above both Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 14% of the town.

48.9median age
ChalainesMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chalaines
ChalainesMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma22%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education20%20%30%
Full pageChalaines’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages48.9 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds140 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Chalaines?”

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

History

Old homes shape Chalaines: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Chalaines comes above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chalaines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected
Full pageChalaines’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Chalaines?”

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

Work & commute

Only 10.0% of commuters in Chalaines go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

For Chalaines, that is below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chalaines has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 10.4% of the labour force are out of work.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chalaines, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageChalaines’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentMedian income€24,950 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Chalaines sits below both Meuse’s towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chalaines84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les CuvellesNearest collègeCollègeCollège9384%−3 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageChalaines’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges84.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chalaines costs less than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.68/m² a month

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

That puts Chalaines below both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chalaines€7.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €9.64/m² a month)
€7.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageChalaines’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.68/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chalaines

13pages on Chalaines
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.6 mi awayHousing14 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors5% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 48.9History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Chalaines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Domaine du châteauChâteau · 18th c.
Classé
Remparts (restes) et tour dite des AnglaisTown walls · 12th c. · in Vaucouleurs, 0.8 mi
Classé
Cimetière dit Vieux AstreCemetery · 12th & 16th c. · in Sepvigny, 2.6 mi
Classé
Fontaine-lavoir de plan demi-circulaireFountain · 19th c. · in Mauvages, 5.9 mi
Photo credits

Domaine du château: Photo: Antoine Taveneaux · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chalaines

One notable person was born in Chalaines.

Their page →
L
Louis, Gabriel, Angélique Pernot De FontenoyFrench politician (1772-1841)

Chalaines’ 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 →
FougÉcrouvesToulCommercyGondrevilleNeufchâteauFougÉcrouvesToulCommercyGondrevilleNeufchâteauChalaines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chalaines299—————
Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle2,6287.4A−AA−C−
Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle4,4749.6A−B+BC
Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle15,76811C+AC−C
Commercy5,35012CA+C−C−
Gondreville Meurthe-et-Moselle2,63514—B—B
Neufchâteau Vosges6,73217B+A+CC+

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

About Chalaines

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Chalaines is a commune of 299 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
299 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
55097

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.