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Home to 119 people, this town lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chaumont-sur-Aire has none. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Chaumont-sur-Aire does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chaumont-sur-Aire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Rembercourt, in Rembercourt-Sommaisne, 3.7 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Chaumont-sur-Aire is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumont-sur-Aire.
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. 7.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Chaumont-sur-Aire by age and the one in the middle is 54.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chaumont-sur-Aire | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, nearly a quarter of commuters got to work without a car. Chaumont-sur-Aire has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,800 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Chaumont-sur-Aire from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chaumont-sur-Aire as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Chaumont-sur-Aire is a commune of 119 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire à l'Argonne. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumont-sur-Aire | 119 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar-le-Duc | 14,607 | 11 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 13 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 17 | B− | A+ | C | B |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 17 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 17 | A− | B− | A− | 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 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.