Château de Ville-sur-Saulx (également sur commune de Lisle-en-Rigault): Photo: Amassychamp · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ville-sur-Saulx.
History
Old homes shape Ville-sur-Saulx: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ville-sur-Saulx has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ville-sur-Saulx has fewer young adults than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24
45.8median age
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are nearly a fifth of the town. Typical age in Ville-sur-Saulx: 45.8, the median.
Ville-sur-SaulxMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ville-sur-Saulx than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
6.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,920 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.6% of working residents in Ville-sur-Saulx didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving96%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Ville-sur-Saulx, 0.1 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ville-sur-Saulx is a commune of 276 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de 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
276 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code
55568
Ville-sur-Saulx’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
