Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At B− overall, Baccarat ranks #29 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. It comes out better than 54% of compared French towns. The weak point is schools (D) — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Work and incomes lag: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Baccarat with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Baccarat costs less than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,078/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Baccarat, houses go for €1,181/m² and apartments for €981/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.40/m² a month, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€11.08/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.43/m² a month.
€1,078/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baccarat€1,078/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,181/m²
111
Apartments
€981/m²
43
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.54 to €11.70/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More commuters in Baccarat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 26.1%
The median disposable income was €23,650 a year per consumption unit, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate here is 14.6%. At the census, 5.9% of working residents in Baccarat didn’t travel to work at all.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
On foot18%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,100
jobs based in Baccarat, 1.4 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Baccarat: 30% are 65 or over, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
14% are under 15, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Baccarat: 49.7, the median. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
49.7median age
BaccaratMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Baccarat run higher than in 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Baccarat: 94 deaths for every 100 expected. 737 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 622: 18% above. The nearest emergency department to Baccarat is Centre hospitalier de Luneville, 14.9 mi away. At birth, a girl in Meurthe-et-Moselle can expect 84.7 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Baccarat · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Luneville
14.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Luneville
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in Baccarat than in 59% of compared French towns
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Baccarat (2025). The town has 2,100 jobs for 1,450 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 11.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 8.1. All told, Baccarat had 76 recorded offenses in 2025.
11.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence28
Criminal damage27
Other physical violence14
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Theft without violence21
Drug use8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
76
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.2% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée Baccarat and 3 more in and around Baccarat
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Baccarat. Best known first.
Daniel Gisiger: Nicola at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · François Gény: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Léon Vouaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Michel-Auguste Colle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis Thirion: Louis-Claude Thirion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henri Michaut: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Baccarat’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baccarat
Is Baccarat safe?
It grades B for safety, #23 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Are schools in Baccarat good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #49 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Baccarat expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Baccarat grades A for cost of living.
About Baccarat
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Baccarat is a commune of 4,089 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat. 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
4,089 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat
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.
