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The town, home to 1,621 people, lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
Cousances-les-Forges’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C+) — 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Cousances-les-Forges 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.
The one thing Cousances-les-Forges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cousances-les-Forges 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.
Cousances-les-Forges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cousances-les-Forges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cousances-les-Forges.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.25/m² a month, below Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.63/m² a month. Also worth knowing: between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 52 homes in Cousances-les-Forges.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €727/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Cousances-les-Forges. After the care-home adjustment, Cousances-les-Forges’ deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above Meuse’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 136 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 140, 3% more. In Meuse, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 77.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,830 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents in Cousances-les-Forges at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Cousances-les-Forges is Château de l'Isle. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
16% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, higher than Meuse’s towns (20%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Cousances-les-Forges are older than 44.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Cousances-les-Forges | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cousances-les-Forges. Best known first.
Cousances-les-Forges has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cousances-les-Forges as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousances-les-Forges | 1,621 | — | — | A+ | — | C− |
| Ancerville | 2,569 | 3 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne | 22,858 | 5.8 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Wassy Haute-Marne | 2,771 | 10 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Bar-le-Duc | 14,607 | 12 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 12 | B− | A+ | C | B |
| Joinville Haute-Marne | 2,915 | 12 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cousances-les-Forges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 2.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cousances-les-Forges grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Cousances-les-Forges is a commune of 1,621 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.