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A town of 221 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Menaucourt a good place to live?

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

What makes Menaucourt stand out

The one thing Menaucourt does most differently from other towns.

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Menaucourt’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Menaucourt’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Menaucourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2013First protected: Haut-fourneau
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The data

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Who lives here

Menaucourt skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Menaucourt above both Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 7.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

53.8median age
MenaucourtMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Menaucourt
MenaucourtMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–247.9%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+32%25%22%
No diploma29%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education19%20%30%

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

History

Menaucourt keeps more of its old housing than Meuse or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

On this, Menaucourt is above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Menaucourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2013
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 6.6% of commuters in Menaucourt go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Menaucourt comes below both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Menaucourt has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,360 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Menaucourt, 0.5 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

77.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Menaucourt, that is below both Meuse’s towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

77.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Menaucourt77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert AubryNearest collègeCollègeCollège7377%−7 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Menaucourt than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.91/m² a month

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

Menaucourt sits below both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Menaucourt€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)
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Morlaincourt and 3 more in and around Menaucourt

Heritage and museums in and near Menaucourt. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Menaucourt

13pages on Menaucourt

Landmarks

Menaucourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Menaucourt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Menaucourt yet.

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Menaucourt’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Ligny-en-BarroisBar-le-DucCommercyAncervilleJoinvilleLigny-en-BarroisBar-le-DucCommercyAncervilleJoinvilleMenaucourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Menaucourt221—————
Ligny-en-Barrois3,6773B−A+CB
Bar-le-Duc14,60712B+AC−C
Commercy5,35013CA+C−C−
Ancerville2,56915—A+—D
Joinville Haute-Marne2,91517B−A+C−D−

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

About Menaucourt

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Menaucourt is a commune of 221 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud 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
221 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
55332

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.