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VauquoisMeuse

Some 23 people live in this town, in Meuse, Grand Est.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.81

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vauquois a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vauquois out for now. Second homes make up just over a quarter of its housing. 39% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Vauquois stand out

The 2 things Vauquois does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

26% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

39% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Vauquois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Vauquois’ story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vauquois counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Céleste Deprez, born in 1855, is the one person born in Vauquois before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1937First protected: Terrains de zone rouge sur la butte

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vauquois.

Who lives here

Children make up only 4.3% of Vauquois, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 23% of adults.

59.5median age

VauquoisMeuse medianFrance median

Meuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

39%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat36%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 64 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vauquois
	Vauquois	Meuse median	France median
Under 15	4.3%	14%	17%
15–24	8.7%	11%	11%
25–44	17%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	39%	25%	22%
No diploma	14%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	36%	20%	18%
Higher education	23%	20%	30%

Full pageVauquois’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.5 median age · 39% are 65 or over Households10 households · 1.6 people per household Born abroad8.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vauquois?”

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

History

Vauquois has 1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

Among the classé monuments in Vauquois is Terrains de zone rouge sur la butte. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Terrains de zone rouge sur la butte 20th c.

20th c.

oldest protected part

1937

first monument protected

Full pageVauquois’ history pageOpen the page

Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes0% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vauquois?”

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

Work & commute

Vauquois has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

0.0% of Vauquois’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 83% drove.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Vauquois, 0.8 per working resident

0.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.8 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Vauquois costs less than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.81/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.06/m² a month. Vauquois recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vauquois€7.81/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Meuse median€8.86/m²

€7.81/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.83/m² a month)

€7.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVauquois’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.81/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Butte de Vauquois‎ and 4 more in and around Vauquois

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Vauquois. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionButte de Vauquois‎in town AttractionAttractionEntonnoir Mine Allemande du 14 mai 1916in town FortFortTour de l'Horloge4.1 km northwest, in Varennes-en-Argonne MuseumMuseumMusée d'Argonne4.1 km northwest, in Varennes-en-Argonne AttractionAttractionMonument Louis XVI - La Maison Sauce4.2 km northwest, in Varennes-en-Argonne

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vauquois

12pages on Vauquois

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.5 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingOne sale on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Vauquois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Classé

Terrains de zone rouge sur la butteMonument · 20th c.

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in Varennes-en-Argonne, 2.5 mi

Classé

Terrains de zone rougeMonument · 20th c. · in Montfaucon-d'Argonne, 5.6 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye cistercienneAbbey · 13th–17th c. · in Lachalade, 6 mi

Famous people from Vauquois

One notable person was born in Vauquois.

Their page →

Céleste DeprezFrench soldier (1855–1940)

Vauquois’ 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 →

Sainte-MenehouldThierville-sur-MeuseBelleville-sur-MeuseVerdunVauquois

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vauquois	23	—	—	—	—	—
Sainte-Menehould Marne	4,146	11	B⁺	A⁺	C	C⁻
Thierville-sur-Meuse	3,172	13	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C
Belleville-sur-Meuse	3,013	14	B⁺	B	B⁺	C
Verdun	16,890	14	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C⁺

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

About Vauquois

Commune in Meuse, Grand Est

Vauquois is a commune of 23 people in the Communauté de communes Argonne-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: 23 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Argonne-Meuse
Département: Meuse (55)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²)
INSEE code: 55536

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 November 4, 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.