Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 103 residents and lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mont-devant-Sassey out for now. Second homes make up 43% of its housing.
The one thing Mont-devant-Sassey does most differently from other towns.
Mont-devant-Sassey 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 1875.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mont-devant-Sassey.
Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. 23% of adults hold a degree, above Meuse’s towns (20%) but below compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Mont-devant-Sassey by age and the one in the middle is 52.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Mont-devant-Sassey | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mont-devant-Sassey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income is €25,400 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Sales in Mont-devant-Sassey from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Mont-devant-Sassey’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Mairie-lavoir: Photo: Les Meloures sur Wikipédia luxembourgeois · CC BY-SA 1.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mont-devant-Sassey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-devant-Sassey | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carignan Ardennes | 2,680 | 15 | C | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Mont-devant-Sassey is a commune of 103 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
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.