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Liny-devant-DunMeuse

A town of 185 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Population
185
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.03
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,930
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Liny-devant-Dun a good place to live?

Liny-devant-Dun is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Liny-devant-Dun stand out

The one thing Liny-devant-Dun does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
16%2%Liny-devant-…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
16% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Julien
Église Saint-Julien · Classé · Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0
Liny-devant-Dun’s story

Liny-devant-Dun in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Liny-devant-Dun: 1 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 1921.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Adeline Lanthenay, born in 1870, is the one person born in Liny-devant-Dun before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1921First protected: Église Saint-Julien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Liny-devant-Dun.

History

Liny-devant-Dun keeps more of its old housing than Meuse or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

On this, Liny-devant-Dun is above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Liny-devant-Dun: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Liny-devant-Dun is Église Saint-Julien.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected
Full pageLiny-devant-Dun’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Liny-devant-Dun?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Liny-devant-Dun hold a degree than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 17%

In the comparison, Liny-devant-Dun comes below both Meuse’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.

49.4median age
Liny-devant-DunMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Liny-devant-Dun
Liny-devant-DunMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education17%20%30%
Full pageLiny-devant-Dun’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.4 median age · 24% are 65 or overHouseholds90 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Liny-devant-Dun?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Liny-devant-Dun, 20.0%, runs above Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

For Liny-devant-Dun, that is above both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Liny-devant-Dun has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 4.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Liny-devant-Dun, 0.1 per working resident
20.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLiny-devant-Dun’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.1 per working residentGetting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€24,930 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Liny-devant-Dun is €9.03/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.03/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Liny-devant-Dun€9.03/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.73/m² a month)
€7.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLiny-devant-Dun’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.03/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 Liny-devant-Dun

11pages on Liny-devant-Dun
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.1 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing8 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.4History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Liny-devant-Dun has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Saint-JulienChurch · 18th c.
Classé
Ancienne résidence des PrémontrésConvent · 17th & 18th c. · in Brieulles-sur-Meuse, 1.5 mi
Classé
Cimetière entourant l'égliseCemetery · in Consenvoye, 6.2 mi
Classé
Terrains de zone rougeMonument · 20th c. · in Montfaucon-d'Argonne, 6.3 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Julien: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Liny-devant-Dun

One notable person was born in Liny-devant-Dun.

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Adeline LanthenayFrench music-all artist, and stage actress · 1870–1952

Liny-devant-Dun’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 →
Thierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunThierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunLiny-devant-Dun
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Liny-devant-Dun185—————
Thierville-sur-Meuse3,17215A−B−A−C
Belleville-sur-Meuse3,01315B+BB+C
Verdun16,89016B−A−D−C+

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

About Liny-devant-Dun

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Liny-devant-Dun is a commune of 185 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois. 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
185 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
55292

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.