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Pretz-en-ArgonneMeuse

64 people call this town in Meuse, Grand Est home.

Is Pretz-en-Argonne a good place to live?

There are no grades for Pretz-en-Argonne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Pretz-en-Argonne stand out

The one thing Pretz-en-Argonne does most differently from other towns.

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Pretz-en-Argonne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pretz-en-Argonne’s story

No historic monuments in Pretz-en-Argonne

The Culture ministry lists no building in Pretz-en-Argonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église et cimetière l'entourant, in Èvres, 2.1 mi away.

3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Pretz-en-Argonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pretz-en-Argonne.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Pretz-en-Argonne, above Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

38.5median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Meuse’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the middle age in Pretz-en-Argonne is 38.5.

Pretz-en-ArgonneMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pretz-en-Argonne
Pretz-en-ArgonneMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+13%25%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP22%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education34%20%30%

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

Work & commute

In Pretz-en-Argonne, 12.8% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 22.5% in Meuse’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

13%walk, cycle or take transit

5.1% of Pretz-en-Argonne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Bicycle8%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Pretz-en-Argonne, 0.3 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

95.0%passed the brevet

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

A collège lies 2.1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pretz-en-Argonne95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Émilie du ChâteletNearest collègeCollègeCollège4395%+5 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.1 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 Pretz-en-Argonne than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.80/m² a month

€7.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Pretz-en-Argonne: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pretz-en-Argonne€7.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.10 to €9.98/m² a month)
€7.30/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 Pretz-en-Argonne

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Famous people from Pretz-en-Argonne

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About Pretz-en-Argonne

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Pretz-en-Argonne is a commune of 64 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire à l'Argonne. 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
64 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Aire à l'Argonne
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
55409

Pretz-en-Argonne’s neighbors

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

All towns in Meuse →
Bar-le-DucSainte-MenehouldThierville-sur-MeuseVerdunBar-le-DucSainte-MenehouldThierville-sur-MeuseVerdunPretz-en-Argonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pretz-en-Argonne64—————
Bar-le-Duc14,60713B+AC−C
Sainte-Menehould Marne4,14614B+A+CC−
Thierville-sur-Meuse3,17217A−B−A−C
Verdun16,89018B−A−D−C+

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

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.