Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 1.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add walkability to its strengths (A) — 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Gondrecourt-le-Château 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 Gondrecourt-le-Château 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Gondrecourt-le-Château, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Meuse’s towns and compared French towns: 120 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Gondrecourt-le-Château is Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau, 13.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 163 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 319, 96% more. In Meuse, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 77.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 2 GPs practise locally.
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw196
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Gondrecourt-le-Château · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau
13.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gondrecourt-le-Château skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 11%, below Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 12% of adults.
56.6median age
Gondrecourt-le-ChâteauMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education12%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Gondrecourt-le-Château works better than 89% of compared French towns
At the census, 16.8% of commuters got to work without a car. 12.9% of the labour force were unemployed, between Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,420 a year per consumption unit.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot13%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Gondrecourt-le-Château, 1.4 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Gondrecourt-le-Château: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gondrecourt-le-Château, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gondrecourt-le-Château
Is Gondrecourt-le-Château safe?
Gondrecourt-le-Château has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Gondrecourt-le-Château expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €620/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gondrecourt-le-Château grades A+ for cost of living.
About Gondrecourt-le-Château
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Gondrecourt-le-Château is a commune of 1,032 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
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.
