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A town of 149 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Récicourt a good place to live?

Récicourt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Récicourt’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Récicourt’s story

No historic monuments in Récicourt

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

The nearest classé monument is Plateau Sainte-Anne, in Clermont-en-Argonne, 4.9 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Récicourt.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Récicourt are 65 or over, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Récicourt below both Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 17% of residents are children under 15.

44median age
RécicourtMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Récicourt
RécicourtMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma25%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education20%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Récicourt, 7.8%, runs below Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Récicourt is below both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Récicourt has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Récicourt, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Récicourt costs less than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.80/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Récicourt comes below both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Récicourt€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)
€8.28/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 Récicourt

11pages on Récicourt

Landmarks

Nothing in Récicourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Récicourt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Récicourt yet.

How we find them →

Récicourt’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 →
Thierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunSainte-MenehouldThierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunSainte-MenehouldRécicourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Récicourt149—————
Thierville-sur-Meuse3,1729.3A−B−A−C
Belleville-sur-Meuse3,01311B+BB+C
Verdun16,89011B−A−D−C+
Sainte-Menehould Marne4,14612B+A+CC−

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

About Récicourt

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Récicourt is a commune of 149 people in the Communauté de communes Argonne-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
149 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Argonne-Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code
55419

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.