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The town, home to 180 people, lies in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Rancourt-sur-Ornain a good place to live?

Rancourt-sur-Ornain has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 32% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Rancourt-sur-Ornain stand out

The one thing Rancourt-sur-Ornain does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Rancourt-sur-Ornain’s story

Rancourt-sur-Ornain in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rancourt-sur-Ornain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Église Saint-Médard
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Médard: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rancourt-sur-Ornain.

Who lives here

Few people in Rancourt-sur-Ornain are 15 to 24: 8.9%, fewer than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

51.3median age

The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Degrees are held by 17% of adults, below both Meuse’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Rancourt-sur-Ornain split evenly at 51.3: half are older, half younger.

Rancourt-sur-OrnainMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rancourt-sur-Ornain
Rancourt-sur-OrnainMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–248.9%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+32%25%22%
No diploma29%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education17%20%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Rancourt-sur-Ornain: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Rancourt-sur-Ornain is Église Saint-Médard. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1994
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Rancourt-sur-Ornain, 2.8%, runs below Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

9%walk, cycle or take transit

After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,610 a year per consumption unit. 8.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport7%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Rancourt-sur-Ornain, 0.3 per working resident
2.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.1 points above the expected rate

91.0%passed the brevet

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

General-bac pupils go 11.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.9 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rancourt-sur-Ornain91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège7796%+10 pts

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91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.1 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

Renting in Rancourt-sur-Ornain costs less than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.51/m² a month

€7.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Rancourt-sur-Ornain. A house rents for an estimated €6.84/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rancourt-sur-Ornain€7.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.84 to €9.65/m² a month)
€6.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Rancourt-sur-Ornain

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Rancourt-sur-Ornain is a commune of 180 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Revigny-sur-Ornain. 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
180 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Revigny-sur-Ornain
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
55414

Rancourt-sur-Ornain’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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Bar-le-DucSaint-DizierAncervilleVitry-le-FrançoisBar-le-DucSaint-DizierAncervilleVitry-le-FrançoisRancourt-sur-Ornain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rancourt-sur-Ornain180—————
Bar-le-Duc14,60712B+AC−C
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,85813C−B+C−C−
Ancerville2,56914—A+—D
Vitry-le-François Marne10,99616CADC

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 8, 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.