Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 613 residents and lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
Damvillers isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
Damvillers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.
Wikidata records 4 people born in Damvillers before 1900, the earliest Louis Henri Loison, in 1771.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Damvillers.
Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 15%, close to Meuse’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Damvillers has a median age of 50.1 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Damvillers | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,600 a year per consumption unit, close to Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Damvillers counts 1.6 jobs (350 jobs, 250 workers). Nearly a fifth of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Of the homes sold, 88% were houses. Damvillers recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Damvillers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Damvillers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damvillers | 613 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longuyon Meurthe-et-Moselle | 5,134 | 11 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | 12 | B+ | B | B+ | C |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 12 | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 13 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Étain | 3,375 | 14 | C− | A | C− | C− |
| Bouligny | 2,507 | 16 | B | A | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Damvillers is a commune of 613 people in the Communauté de communes de Damvillers Spincourt. 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) · 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.