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243 residents make their home in this town in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Ménil-sur-Saulx a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Ménil-sur-Saulx is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Ménil-sur-Saulx’s story

Ménil-sur-Saulx in pictures

Ménil-sur-Saulx has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ménil-sur-Saulx.

History

Ménil-sur-Saulx keeps more of its old housing than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Ménil-sur-Saulx has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Ménil-sur-Saulx: 12% are 15 to 24, above Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

14% of residents are children under 15. At 45.9, the median resident of Ménil-sur-Saulx sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.

45.9median age
Ménil-sur-SaulxMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education24%

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 Ménil-sur-Saulx
Ménil-sur-SaulxMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education24%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Ménil-sur-Saulx are out of work than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.5%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 12.6% of commuters travelled at the census. Ménil-sur-Saulx holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €26,610 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Meuse’s towns (€22,850).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot13%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Ménil-sur-Saulx, 0.4 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ménil-sur-Saulx 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.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Ménil-sur-Saulx. House rents are put at about €6.23/m² a month.

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ménil-sur-Saulx€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)
€6.23/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 Ménil-sur-Saulx

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Landmarks

Ménil-sur-Saulx has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Ménil-sur-Saulx

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ménil-sur-Saulx yet.

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Ménil-sur-Saulx’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-BarroisAncervilleBar-le-DucSaint-DizierJoinvilleWassyLigny-en-BarroisAncervilleBar-le-DucSaint-DizierJoinvilleWassyMénil-sur-Saulx
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ménil-sur-Saulx243—————
Ligny-en-Barrois3,6776.5B−A+CB
Ancerville2,5699—A+—D
Bar-le-Duc14,60710B+AC−C
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,85812C−B+C−C−
Joinville Haute-Marne2,91513B−A+C−D−
Wassy Haute-Marne2,77115C+A+DC−

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

About Ménil-sur-Saulx

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Ménil-sur-Saulx is a commune of 243 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
243 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
55335

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.