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Home to 3,013 people, this town lies in Meuse, Grand Est.
Belleville-sur-Meuse is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The town ranks #2 of 9 in Meuse, with a B+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: nearly four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,346/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Verdun. What counts against it is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Belleville-sur-Meuse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Belleville-sur-Meuse 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.
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Belleville-sur-Meuse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Belleville-sur-Meuse. Best known first.
MuseumCentre mondial de la paix1.8 km south, in Verdun
MuseumHôtel de la Princerie1.5 km south, in VerdunMuseumMuseumMémorial de Verdun4.2 km northeast, in Fleury-devant-DouaumontAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun1.3 km south, in VerdunAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vanne de Verdun1.9 km southwest, in VerdunPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belleville-sur-Meuse.
Per resident in work, Belleville-sur-Meuse counts 1 jobs (1,250 jobs, 1,250 workers). A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,090 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Belleville-sur-Meuse was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Belleville-sur-Meuse lists 39 offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Belleville-sur-Meuse ranks 3rd of the 9 compared towns in Meuse.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 284 deaths in Belleville-sur-Meuse from 2016 to 2025; there were 267, 6% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Belleville-sur-Meuse records 94 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Meuse’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The town has 4 family doctors. Women in Meuse live to 85.2 on average and men to 77.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #2 of 10 in Meuse on results. A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BuvignierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 73%−10 pts |
| Lycée Sainte-Anne La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 51 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Anne PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 48 | 98%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Belleville-sur-Meuse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 70% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €8.17/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,446/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, higher than Meuse’s towns (14%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. Line up the people of Belleville-sur-Meuse by age and the one in the middle is 45.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Belleville-sur-Meuse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Belleville-sur-Meuse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | — | B+ | B | B+ | C |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 1.2 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | 1.3 | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Étain | 3,375 | 12 | C− | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #3 of 9 in Meuse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #2 of 10 in Meuse. 98% of 51 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sainte-Anne La Salle in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,346/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Belleville-sur-Meuse grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Belleville-sur-Meuse is a commune of 3,013 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Verdun. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.