Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 144 in Meuse, Grand Est. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
Iré-le-Sec is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Iré-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Iré-le-Sec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Louppy-sur-Loison, 2.6 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Iré-le-Sec.
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. 19% of adults hold a degree, about level with Meuse’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Iré-le-Sec | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,680 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Meuse’s towns (€22,850). Of those in the labour force, 9.3% are unemployed. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Iré-le-Sec didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 8.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean d'AllamontNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.33/m² a month. The market in Iré-le-Sec: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Iré-le-Sec. Best known first.
Nothing in Iré-le-Sec is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Iré-le-Sec yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iré-le-Sec | 144 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longuyon Meurthe-et-Moselle | 5,134 | 9.8 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Gorcy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,971 | 14 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Carignan Ardennes | 2,680 | 15 | C | A+ | C+ | D |
| Lexy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,904 | 15 | C+ | D | C+ | C− |
| Cosnes-et-Romain Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,802 | 15 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Réhon Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,863 | 17 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Iré-le-Sec is a commune of 144 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montmédy. 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.