Montmédy’s strongest subject is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are another plus (A−) — brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Safety is its weak spot (D−) — an average of 26.9 recorded violent incidents and 20.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 12.4% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Montmédy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montmédy with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montmédy.
Safety
Crime per resident in Montmédy runs higher than in 98% of compared French towns
In 2025, 133 offenses were recorded in Montmédy. Other physical violence topped the graded crimes in Montmédy (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 133 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
26.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence65
Criminal damage49
Family violence11
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Drug use90
Fraud13
Theft without violence9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
26.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
133
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Montmédy costs an estimated advertised €10.54/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Meuse’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,238/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Montmédy from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,238/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montmédy€1,238/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,260/m²
41
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.41 to €13.21/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Montmédy
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
A walkable place: Montmédy beats 80% of compared French towns on foot
Median disposable income comes to €23,960 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 13.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 12.4%.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Montmédy, 1.1 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Montmédy is 18.5 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 215 residents of Montmédy died, against 194 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Its care home for older people (35 places) counts its residents as Montmédy’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. This Meuse town has 2 family doctors. Life expectancy at birth in Meuse is 85.2 years for women and 77.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Montmédy · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante
18.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Montmédy: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montmédy is Église de la Ville-Haute. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Montmédy hold a degree than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Over-65s are 21% of the population.
42median age
MontmédyMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montmédy
Are schools in Montmédy good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montmédy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,238/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montmédy grades A− for cost of living.
About Montmédy
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Montmédy is a commune of 2,052 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montmédy. 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
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.
