Housing is within reach (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is schools (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Clermont-en-Argonne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Clermont-en-Argonne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clermont-en-Argonne.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Clermont-en-Argonne costs less than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €982/m², below Meuse’s towns (€1,211/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 41 homes in Clermont-en-Argonne.
€982/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clermont-en-Argonne€982/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€982/m²
41
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.83/m² a month)
2.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Argonne-Meuse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Clermont-en-Argonne trail 91% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Clermont-en-Argonne, 83.0% passed the brevet, below both Meuse’s towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Clermont-en-Argonne: 32% are 65 or over, above Meuse’s towns and compared French towns
14% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 19% of adults, about level with Meuse’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (30%). Clermont-en-Argonne has a median age of 51.9 years.
51.9median age
Clermont-en-ArgonneMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Clermont-en-Argonne sees more deaths than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Clermont-en-Argonne records 94 deaths per 100 expected. 375 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 251: 50% above. The nearest emergency department to Clermont-en-Argonne is Antenne de Smur Ch Chalons, 8.8 mi away. At birth, a girl in Meuse can expect 85.2 years and a boy 77.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw150
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Clermont-en-Argonne · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Chalons
13.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer commuters in Clermont-en-Argonne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 11.3%
For its 450 residents in work, Clermont-en-Argonne has 750 jobs: 1.7 each. 14.3% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €24,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than Meuse’s towns (€22,850) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Clermont-en-Argonne, 1.7 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Clermont-en-Argonne is rich in protected monuments: 36 per 10,000 residents, more than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for just over a tenth of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Clermont-en-Argonne is Plateau Sainte-Anne. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Clermont-en-Argonne counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in Clermont-en-Argonne than in 53% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Clermont-en-Argonne, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people averaged 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 11. All told, Clermont-en-Argonne had 26 recorded offenses in 2025.
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Other physical violence8
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 15.7% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée de la faïence and 2 more in and around Clermont-en-Argonne
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Clermont-en-Argonne. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clermont-en-Argonne
Are schools in Clermont-en-Argonne good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Clermont-en-Argonne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Clermont-en-Argonne grades A+ for cost of living.
About Clermont-en-Argonne
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Clermont-en-Argonne is a commune of 1,406 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
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.
