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The town, home to 88 people, lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Méligny-le-Grand has none. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Méligny-le-Grand does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méligny-le-Grand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Chonville, in Chonville-Malaumont, 5.2 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méligny-le-Grand.
8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
41% women, 59% men
About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Méligny-le-Grand | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 16.0%. 4.8% of Méligny-le-Grand’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Méligny-le-Grand: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Méligny-le-Grand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Méligny-le-Grand yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méligny-le-Grand | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Commercy | 5,350 | 7.2 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 7.7 | B− | A+ | C | B |
| Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,628 | 14 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 15 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Bar-le-Duc | 14,607 | 16 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle | 4,474 | 17 | A− | B+ | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Méligny-le-Grand is a commune of 88 people in the Communauté de communes de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs. 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 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.