Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 944 residents, it is a town in Meuse, Grand Est.
Sommedieue is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sommedieue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cimetière désaffecté entourant l'église, in Dieue-sur-Meuse, 3.5 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sommedieue.
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Meuse’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Typical age in Sommedieue: 44.3, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sommedieue | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.6%, lower than Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €23,630 a year per consumption unit. Sommedieue holds 200 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.9 mi off. General-bac pupils go 5.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis de BroglieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Sommedieue: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Sommedieue. Best known first.
Nothing in Sommedieue is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sommedieue.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommedieue | 944 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 5.9 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | 7.1 | B+ | B | B+ | C |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 7.4 | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Étain | 3,375 | 12 | C− | A | C− | C− |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 14 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Sommedieue is a commune of 944 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée. 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.