Stenay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Stenay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Stenay are out of work than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.6%
In the comparison, Stenay comes above both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,520 a year per consumption unit.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot18%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,450
jobs based in Stenay, 1.8 per working resident
18.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Stenay records more crime per resident than 76% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 59 offenses in the graded categories in Stenay in 2025. Violence against people ran at 14.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14.1 (2023–2025 average). For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.8% of the index here.
14.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Other physical violence19
Family violence10
Burglary10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence15
Fraud12
Drug use9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
59
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Stenay is 18.3 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Stenay. Adjusted for age and care homes, Stenay records 97 deaths per 100 expected, close to Meuse’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Stenay · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sedan
25 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Stenay: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Stenay sits above both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Stenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Stenay
Is Stenay safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Stenay good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 75 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers Alfred Kastler in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Stenay expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Stenay grades A+ for cost of living.
About Stenay
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Stenay is a commune of 2,403 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois. 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
2,403 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois
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.
