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The town has 460 residents and lies in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is L'Isle-en-Rigault a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves L'Isle-en-Rigault out for now.

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jean-d'Heurs (ancienne)
Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jean-d'Heurs (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0
L'Isle-en-Rigault’s story

L'Isle-en-Rigault in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in L'Isle-en-Rigault: 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 1972.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1972First protected: Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jean-d'Heurs (ancienne)
  • 1992Most recently protected: Château de Lisle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Isle-en-Rigault.

Who lives here

Few people in L'Isle-en-Rigault are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, above Meuse’s towns (20%) but below compared French towns (30%). The middle age in L'Isle-en-Rigault is 52.

52median age
L'Isle-en-RigaultMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in L'Isle-en-Rigault
L'Isle-en-RigaultMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–247.3%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma22%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education23%20%30%

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

History

Old homes shape L'Isle-en-Rigault: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in L'Isle-en-Rigault is Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Jean-d'Heurs (ancienne). Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
Level not given1

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in L'Isle-en-Rigault walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

The median disposable income was €25,770 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Meuse’s towns (€22,850). Unemployment stands at 9.4%. Per resident in work, L'Isle-en-Rigault counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in L'Isle-en-Rigault, 0.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in L'Isle-en-Rigault costs less than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in L'Isle-en-Rigault: 21 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

L'Isle-en-Rigault€7.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.70 to €10.57/m² a month)
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Jean d'Heurs and 4 more in and around L'Isle-en-Rigault

Heritage in and near L'Isle-en-Rigault. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about L'Isle-en-Rigault

12pages on L'Isle-en-Rigault

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in L'Isle-en-Rigault: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Château de Lisle: Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Ville-sur-Saulx: Photo: Amassychamp · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from L'Isle-en-Rigault

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in L'Isle-en-Rigault yet.

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L'Isle-en-Rigault’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 →
AncervilleBar-le-DucSaint-DizierLigny-en-BarroisWassyAncervilleBar-le-DucSaint-DizierLigny-en-BarroisWassyL'Isle-en-Rigault
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
L'Isle-en-Rigault460—————
Ancerville2,5696.1—A+—D
Bar-le-Duc14,6076.6B+AC−C
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,8586.8C−B+C−C−
Ligny-en-Barrois3,67713B−A+CB
Wassy Haute-Marne2,77116C+A+DC−

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

About L'Isle-en-Rigault

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

L'Isle-en-Rigault is a commune of 460 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

Population
460 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code
55296

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 November 4, 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.