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A town of 639 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Population

639

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.94

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,880

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Geville a good place to live?

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

What makes Geville stand out

The one thing Geville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

10% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Abbaye de Rangeval (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Utilisateur:Djampa - User:Djampa · CC BY-SA 4.0

Geville’s story

Geville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Geville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Étienne Mollevaut, born in 1744, is the one person born in Geville before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1908First protected: Église Saint-Léger de Gironville
1965Most recently protected: Abbaye de Rangeval (ancienne)

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Geville.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Geville are under 15, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Geville above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.

39.5median age

GevilleMeuse medianFrance median

Meuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Geville
	Geville	Meuse median	France median
Under 15	22%	14%	17%
15–24	9.9%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	18%	25%	22%
No diploma	16%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	20%	18%
Higher education	30%	20%	30%

Full pageGeville’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages39.5 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Geville?”

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

History

Geville keeps more of its old housing than Meuse or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Geville is above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Geville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Geville is Abbaye de Rangeval (ancienne).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

18th c.

oldest protected part

1908

first monument protected

Full pageGeville’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes41% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Geville?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 2.2% of commuters in Geville go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Geville comes below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Geville has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 11.1% of the labour force are out of work.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

Public transport1%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Geville, 0.3 per working resident

11.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,880

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageGeville’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€24,880 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Geville is €8.94/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.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Geville€8.94/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Meuse median€8.86/m²

€8.94/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.33 to €10.90/m² a month)

€7.63/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGeville’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.94/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Geville

12pages on Geville

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.2 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Geville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Saint-Léger de GironvilleChurch

Abbaye de Rangeval (ancienne)Abbey · 18th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Léger de Gironville: Photo: Camster2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbaye de Rangeval (ancienne): Photo: Utilisateur:Djampa - User:Djampa · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Geville

One notable person was born in Geville.

Their page →

Étienne MollevautFrench politician · 1744–1816

Geville’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 →

CommercyFougÉcrouvesSaint-MihielToulGondrevilleGeville

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Geville	639	—	—	—	—	—
Commercy	5,350	4.9	C	A⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle	2,628	7.9	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle	4,474	10	A⁻	B⁺	B	C
Saint-Mihiel	3,772	11	C⁺	A⁺	C	D
Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle	15,768	11	C⁺	A	C⁻	C
Gondreville Meurthe-et-Moselle	2,635	14	—	B	—	B

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

About Geville

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Geville is a commune of 639 people in the Communauté de communes Côtes de Meuse Woëvre. 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: 639 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Côtes de Meuse Woëvre
Département: Meuse (55)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 13.2 sq mi (34.3 km²)
INSEE code: 55258

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.