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A town in Meuse, Grand Est, home to 373 people.

Is Stainville a good place to live?

There are no grades for Stainville: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église Saint-Mathieu
Église Saint-Mathieu · Classé · Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY 4.0
Stainville’s story

Stainville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Stainville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Moreau, born in 1742, is the one person born in Stainville before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1932First protected: Château de Choiseul
  • 1995Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye de Jovilliers
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stainville.

History

Stainville keeps more of its old housing than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Stainville is Église Saint-Mathieu. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Stainville than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 34% of adults

Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Residents of Stainville have a median age of 44.7.

44.7median age
StainvilleMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Stainville
StainvilleMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education34%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Stainville walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

Of those in the labour force, 7.3% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €27,670 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: jobs based in Stainville number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Stainville, 0.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Stainville costs less than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.50/m² a month

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

Sales in Stainville from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Stainville€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.76 to €9.77/m² a month)
€6.23/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 Stainville

12pages on Stainville

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Stainville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de Jovilliers: Photo: Efikso · Public domain

Famous people from Stainville

One notable person was born in Stainville.

Their page →

Stainville’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 →
Ligny-en-BarroisAncervilleBar-le-DucSaint-DizierJoinvilleWassyLigny-en-BarroisAncervilleBar-le-DucSaint-DizierJoinvilleWassyStainville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Stainville373—————
Ligny-en-Barrois3,6776.7B−A+CB
Ancerville2,5697.7—A+—D
Bar-le-Duc14,6078.3B+AC−C
Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne22,85810C−B+C−C−
Joinville Haute-Marne2,91515B−A+C−D−
Wassy Haute-Marne2,77115C+A+DC−

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

About Stainville

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Stainville is a commune of 373 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de 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
373 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.1 km²)
INSEE code
55501

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.