Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Meuse, Grand Est, this town has 57 residents.
There are no grades for Vaux-lès-Palameix: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Nearly a quarter of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Vaux-lès-Palameix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaux-lès-Palameix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Nécropole française du Trottoir, in Les Éparges, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vaux-lès-Palameix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaux-lès-Palameix.
29% of residents are 65 or over, above both Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
42% women, 58% men
About 74 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vaux-lès-Palameix | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Vaux-lès-Palameix’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 80% drove.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Vaux-lès-Palameix.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vaux-lès-Palameix yet.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Vaux-lès-Palameix is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes du Sammiellois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-lès-Palameix | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Mihiel | 3,772 | 8.7 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 12 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | 13 | B+ | B | B+ | C |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 13 | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Étain | 3,375 | 14 | C− | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.