FR Cette page existe en français : Lachalade en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. Varennes-en-Argonne Vienne-le-Château LachaladeMeuse A town of 57 in Meuse, Grand Est.
Is Lachalade a good place to live? Lachalade is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Lachalade’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Lachalade stand out The one thing Lachalade does most differently from other towns.
Ancienne abbaye cistercienne · Classé · Photo: Sanchalex · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lachalade’s story
Lachalade in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lachalade: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
Charles-François Dorlodot, born in 1756, is the one person born in Lachalade before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1862 First protected: Ancienne abbaye cistercienne 1998 Most recently protected: Ouvrage dit du Kaiser-Tunnel (également sur commune de Bour… Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lachalade.
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Lachalade are under 15, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns On this, Lachalade is above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.
42.5 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 23%
CAP or BEP 44%
Baccalauréat 12%
Higher education 21%
Women and men · all residents 51% women, 49% men
Men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Lachalade Lachalade Meuse median France median Under 15 19% 14% 17% 15–24 11% 11% 11% 25–44 23% 22% 23% 45–64 30% 26% 26% 65+ 18% 25% 22% No diploma 23% 24% 19% CAP or BEP 44% 29% 26% Baccalauréat 12% 20% 18% Higher education 21% 20% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lachalade: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
2 historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 1
Inscrit 1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
In Lachalade, 13.0% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 22.5% in Meuse’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns Lachalade has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Unemployment stood at 11.5%, below Meuse’s towns (15.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
13% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 83%
Public transport 9%
On foot 4%
Bicycle 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
0
jobs based in Lachalade, 0.1 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
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 Lachalade costs less than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.81/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Lachalade comes below both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€7.81/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Lachalade €7.81/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Meuse median €8.86/m²
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.83/m² a month)
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractions Nécropole nationale de La Harazée and 2 more in and around Lachalade Other places to visit and heritage in and near Lachalade. Best known first.
All attractions → Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lachalade 12 pages on Lachalade
Landmarks The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lachalade: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
All monuments → Photo credits Ancienne abbaye cistercienne: Photo: Sanchalex · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Lachalade One notable person was born in Lachalade.
Their page → How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lachalade Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Lachalade is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes Argonne-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 57 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Argonne-Meuse
Département Meuse (55)
Région Grand Est
Area 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code 55266 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.
