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Home to 693 people, this town lies in Meuse, Grand Est.

Population

693

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.51

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

Median income

€25,340

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 Les Hauts-de-Chée a good place to live?

There are no grades for Les Hauts-de-Chée: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.

What makes Les Hauts-de-Chée stand out

The one thing Les Hauts-de-Chée does most differently from other towns.

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Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 4.0

Les Hauts-de-Chée’s story

Les Hauts-de-Chée in pictures

Les Hauts-de-Chée has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1989First protected: Église Saint-Michel de Condé-en-Barrois

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Hauts-de-Chée.

Who lives here

Les Hauts-de-Chée has fewer young adults than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Les Hauts-de-Chée has a median age of 51.1 years.

51.1median age

Les Hauts-de-ChéeMeuse medianFrance median

Meuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Hauts-de-Chée
	Les Hauts-de-Chée	Meuse median	France median
Under 15	16%	14%	17%
15–24	8.3%	11%	11%
25–44	18%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	28%	25%	22%
No diploma	20%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	20%	18%
Higher education	25%	20%	30%

Full pageLes Hauts-de-Chée’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.1 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households310 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Les Hauts-de-Chée?”

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

History

Les Hauts-de-Chée keeps more of its old housing than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Les Hauts-de-Chée is Église Saint-Michel de Condé-en-Barrois.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Michel de Condé-en-Barrois 12th & 13th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1921

first monument protected

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Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Les Hauts-de-Chée?”

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

Work & commute

Les Hauts-de-Chée has lower unemployment than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,340 a year. For its 300 residents in work, Les Hauts-de-Chée has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot6%

Bicycle1%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Les Hauts-de-Chée, 0.3 per working resident

7.6%

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

€25,340

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,340 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Les Hauts-de-Chée than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.51/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Les Hauts-de-Chée.

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Hauts-de-Chée€7.51/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Meuse median€8.86/m²

€7.51/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.84 to €9.65/m² a month)

€8.07/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.51/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 Les Hauts-de-Chée

11pages on Les Hauts-de-Chée

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.5 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of Les Hauts-de-Chée’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Michel de Condé-en-BarroisChurch · 12th & 13th c.

Classé

Église de RembercourtChurch · 15th c. · in Rembercourt-Sommaisne, 3.2 mi

Classé

Église Sainte-Catherine de Fains-les-SourcesChurch · 16th & 19th c. · in Fains-Véel, 5.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-RémiChurch · 15th & 17th c. · in Laimont, 6 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Michel de Condé-en-Barrois: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Hauts-de-Chée

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Hauts-de-Chée yet.

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Les Hauts-de-Chée’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 →

Bar-le-DucLigny-en-BarroisSaint-MihielAncervilleLes Hauts-de-Chée

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Les Hauts-de-Chée	693	—	—	—	—	—
Bar-le-Duc	14,607	6.4	B⁺	A	C⁻	C
Ligny-en-Barrois	3,677	14	B⁻	A⁺	C	B
Saint-Mihiel	3,772	17	C⁺	A⁺	C	D
Ancerville	2,569	18	—	A⁺	—	D

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

About Les Hauts-de-Chée

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Les Hauts-de-Chée is a commune of 693 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire à l'Argonne. 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: 693 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de l'Aire à l'Argonne
Département: Meuse (55)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 19.3 sq mi (50.1 km²)
INSEE code: 55123

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.