Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 413 residents, it is a town in Meuse, Grand Est.
Les Paroches is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The one thing Les Paroches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Paroches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison du Roi, in Saint-Mihiel, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Les Paroches. Best known first.
AttractionAbbaye de Saint-Mihiel2.9 km southeast, in Saint-Mihiel
FortFort du Camp-des-Romains4 km southeast, in Saint-MihielAttractionAttractionMaison du Roi2.7 km southeast, in Saint-MihielAttractionAttractionImmeuble, 30 place d'Armes3 km southeast, in Saint-MihielAttractionAttractionHôtel de ville de Saint-Mihiel3.1 km southeast, in Saint-MihielPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Paroches.
17% are under 15, above Meuse’s towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults. Ages in Les Paroches split evenly at 47: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Les Paroches | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 7.5%. The median disposable income was €26,600 a year per consumption unit, higher than Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 1.8% of working residents in Les Paroches 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.
Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les AvrilsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 85%±0 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.
Les Paroches recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Paroches is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Les Paroches as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Paroches | 413 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 1.6 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Commercy | 5,350 | 11 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 18 | B− | A+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Les Paroches is a commune of 413 people in the Communauté de communes du Sammiellois. 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.