Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
49 people call this town in Meuse, Grand Est home.
Varnéville has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 21% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Varnéville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Varnéville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit la Dame Schonne, in Saint-Mihiel, 2.7 mi away.
17% 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 Varnéville.
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Meuse’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Ages in Varnéville split evenly at 46.3: half are older, half younger.
39% women, 61% men
About 63 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Varnéville | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 48% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 7.5% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 13.3% of working residents in Varnéville didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Varnéville: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.39/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Varnéville. Best known first.
Nothing in Varnéville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Varnéville yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varnéville | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 5.4 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Commercy | 5,350 | 8.3 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Foug Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2,628 | 15 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Écrouves Meurthe-et-Moselle | 4,474 | 16 | A− | B+ | B | C |
| Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle | 15,768 | 17 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle | 4,659 | 18 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Varnéville is a commune of 49 people in the Communauté de communes Côtes de Meuse Woëvre. 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 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.