Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-d'Ornain.
Who lives here
Val-d'Ornain has fewer young adults than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are 15 to 24
27% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 14%, near Meuse’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
50.2median age
Val-d'OrnainMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Val-d'Ornain: 16% 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.
Val-d'Ornain has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.9% of commuters in Val-d'Ornain go to work without a car, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns
150 jobs are based in Val-d'Ornain, for 400 working residents (0.4 per worker). 6.6% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €28,110 a year per consumption unit, above both Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and compared French towns (€25,970).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Val-d'Ornain, 0.4 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Val-d'Ornain
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Val-d'Ornain is a commune of 952 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud 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
952 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
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.
