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Thierville-sur-Meuse, #1 on this list · Photo: Raoul Berthelé (Public domain)

Meuse · 2026

Best places to live in Meuse

Thierville-sur-Meuse ranks first of 9 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Meuse, and #835 of 3,798 French towns. 1 of the 9 grade A− or better; scores run from 59.4 down to 37.2.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Thierville-sur-Meuse

3,172 people

A⁻

Score 59.4·#835 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A, safety A⁻·lowest: health C

Belleville-sur-Meuse

3,013 people

B⁺

Score 57.9·#975 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁻, safety B⁺·lowest: health C

Bar-le-Duc

14,607 people

B⁺

Score 57.7·#992 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: safety C⁻

All 9 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Thierville-sur-Meuse3,172 people59.4top 22.0%A⁻#835 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, safety A⁻·lowest: health C

2Belleville-sur-Meuse3,013 people57.9top 25.7%B⁺#975 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, safety B⁺·lowest: health C

3Bar-le-Duc14,607 people57.7top 26.1%B⁺#992 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: safety C⁻

4Bouligny2,507 people53.6top 36.4%B#1,383 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

5Ligny-en-Barrois3,677 people49.3top 48.3%B⁻#1,836 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: schools D⁻

6Verdun16,890 people47.5bottom 46.0%B⁻#2,050 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

7Saint-Mihiel3,772 people46.1bottom 42.4%C⁺#2,187 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: health D

8Commercy5,350 people41.8bottom 31.8%C#2,590 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: schools D

9Étain3,375 people37.2bottom 20.6%C⁻#3,016 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability B·lowest: health C⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Meuse?

Thierville-sur-Meuse ranks first of 9 graded towns of 2,500 or more: walkability (A) and safety (A−) are its strongest grades; health (C) is its lowest. Belleville-sur-Meuse and Bar-le-Duc follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Meuse, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Meuse page.

Photos: Thierville-sur-Meuse, Raoul Berthelé (Public domain) · Belleville-sur-Meuse, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bar-le-Duc, C L B (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #64 of 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.