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A town of 117 in Meuse, Grand Est.

Is Thonnelle a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Thonnelle

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

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Monts ou la Recevresse, in Avioth, 1.6 mi away.

40% 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 Thonnelle.

Who lives here

Few people in Thonnelle are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

21% are under 15, above Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Thonnelle has a median age of 43.5.

43.5median age
ThonnelleMeuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thonnelle
ThonnelleMeuse medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–245.9%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma28%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat13%20%18%
Higher education24%20%30%

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

Work & commute

Thonnelle has lower unemployment than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

At the census, 2.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,260 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Thonnelle, 0.1 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 8.7 mi away. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Thonnelle90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean d'AllamontNearest collègeCollègeCollège5090%+2 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Thonnelle costs an estimated advertised €9.84/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Meuse’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

The market in Thonnelle: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thonnelle€9.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meuse median€8.86/m²
€9.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.84 to €12.34/m² a month)
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ouvrage de Thonnelle and 7 more in and around Thonnelle

Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Thonnelle. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Thonnelle

13pages on Thonnelle

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Thonnelle

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

How we find them →

Thonnelle’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 →
CarignanLonguyonGorcyCosnes-et-RomainLexyCarignanLonguyonGorcyCosnes-et-RomainLexyThonnelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thonnelle117—————
Carignan Ardennes2,68010CA+C+D
Longuyon Meurthe-et-Moselle5,13413CAC+D
Gorcy Meurthe-et-Moselle2,97114B+C−AA−
Cosnes-et-Romain Meurthe-et-Moselle2,80216A−C−A−B+
Lexy Meurthe-et-Moselle3,90417C+DC+C−

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

About Thonnelle

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Thonnelle is a commune of 117 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montmédy. 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
117 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Montmédy
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
55511

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.