Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 135 residents, it is a town in Meuse, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Villers-le-Sec: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 18% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Villers-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-le-Sec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Annonciation Notre-Dame, in Dammarie-sur-Saulx, 3.2 mi away.
54% 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 Villers-le-Sec.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, about level with Meuse’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. Residents of Villers-le-Sec have a median age of 45.3.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-le-Sec | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,160 a year. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Meuse’s towns (15.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Villers-le-Sec went to work by public transport.
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.
Sales in Villers-le-Sec from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villers-le-Sec 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 Villers-le-Sec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-le-Sec | 135 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 4.9 | B− | A+ | C | B |
| Bar-le-Duc | 14,607 | 12 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Ancerville | 2,569 | 13 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Joinville Haute-Marne | 2,915 | 14 | B− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne | 22,858 | 15 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Commercy | 5,350 | 16 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Villers-le-Sec is a commune of 135 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
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.