Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 435 people live in this town, in Meuse, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain is too small for the grades other French towns get.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean-Pierre Henry, born in 1757, is the one person born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain.
19% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, above Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €25,970 a year per consumption unit, higher than Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 12.6% of people in the labour force have no job. Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain | 435 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longuyon Meurthe-et-Moselle | 5,134 | 4.7 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Lexy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,904 | 12 | C+ | D | C+ | C− |
| Bouligny | 2,507 | 12 | B | A | A+ | D |
| Gorcy Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,971 | 12 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Cosnes-et-Romain Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,802 | 12 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Réhon Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,863 | 13 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain is a commune of 435 people in the Communauté de communes de Damvillers Spincourt. 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 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.