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CharpentryMeuse

A town of 24 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Charpentry a good place to live?

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

What makes Charpentry stand out

The 2 things Charpentry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Charpentry’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Charpentry’s story

No historic monuments in Charpentry

The Culture ministry lists no building in Charpentry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Varennes-en-Argonne, 2.2 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charpentry.

Who lives here

Few people in Charpentry are 15 to 24: 4.2%, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Charpentry comes below both Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 42% of residents are 65 or over.

58.5median age
CharpentryMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma39%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charpentry
CharpentryMeuse medianFrance median
Under 150%14%17%
15–244.2%11%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6438%26%26%
65+42%25%22%
No diploma39%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%29%26%
Baccalauréat13%20%18%
Higher education17%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Charpentry than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 0.0%

For Charpentry, that is below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 16.7%. Charpentry has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving64%
Motorbike or scooter9%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Charpentry, 0.4 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
27%
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 Charpentry is €9.60/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charpentry€9.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.89 to €11.69/m² a month)
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Tour de l'Horloge and 3 more in and around Charpentry

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Charpentry. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Charpentry

12pages on Charpentry

Landmarks

Nothing in Charpentry is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Charpentry

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charpentry yet.

How we find them →

Charpentry’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 →
Sainte-MenehouldThierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunSainte-MenehouldThierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunCharpentry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charpentry24—————
Sainte-Menehould Marne4,14613B+A+CC−
Thierville-sur-Meuse3,17216A−B−A−C
Belleville-sur-Meuse3,01317B+BB+C
Verdun16,89018B−A−D−C+

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

About Charpentry

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Charpentry is a commune of 24 people in the Communauté de communes Argonne-Meuse. 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
24 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Argonne-Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
55103

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.