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A town of 236 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Mauvages a good place to live?

Mauvages is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Fontaine-lavoir de plan demi-circulaire
Fontaine-lavoir de plan demi-circulaire · Classé · Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mauvages’ story

Mauvages in pictures

Mauvages has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

René Grosdidier, born in 1846, is the one person born in Mauvages before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1988First protected: Fontaine-lavoir de plan demi-circulaire
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mauvages.

Who lives here

Few people in Mauvages are 65 or over: 19%, below Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Meuse’s towns (14%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.3% of the town. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.

44.3median age
MauvagesMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mauvages
MauvagesMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–249.3%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education21%20%30%

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

History

Mauvages keeps more of its old housing than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

Mauvages has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Fontaine-lavoir de plan demi-circulaire. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Mauvages has lower unemployment than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,790 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Mauvages, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). 10.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Mauvages, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Mauvages costs less than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.91/m² a month

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

Sales in Mauvages from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mauvages€6.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.62 to €8.50/m² a month)
€7.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mauvages

12pages on Mauvages

Landmarks

The list names few of Mauvages’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Fontaine-lavoir de plan demi-circulaire: Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mauvages

One notable person was born in Mauvages.

Their page →

Mauvages’ 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 →
CommercyLigny-en-BarroisFougÉcrouvesToulNeufchâteauCommercyLigny-en-BarroisFougÉcrouvesToulNeufchâteauMauvages
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mauvages236—————
Commercy5,35012CA+C−C−
Ligny-en-Barrois3,67712B−A+CB
Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle2,62812A−AA−C−
Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle4,47415A−B+BC
Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle15,76816C+AC−C
Neufchâteau Vosges6,73218B+A+CC+

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

About Mauvages

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Mauvages is a commune of 236 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
236 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
55327

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.