Dugny-sur-Meuse’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Households here earn well (B+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. Health lags (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Dugny-sur-Meuse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Dugny-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dugny-sur-Meuse.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Dugny-sur-Meuse than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.80/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
40 sales of houses and apartments in Dugny-sur-Meuse, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,525/m². Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 40 homes were sold locally.
€1,525/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dugny-sur-Meuse€1,525/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,560/m²
39
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.10 to €9.98/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,160
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Dugny-sur-Meuse is above 81% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
124 deaths in Dugny-sur-Meuse between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 122: 1% above. Adjusted mortality here: 101 deaths for every 100 expected. Life expectancy at birth in Meuse is 85.2 years for women and 77.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Dugny-sur-Meuse · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Dugny-sur-Meuse has lower unemployment than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,540 a year per consumption unit, higher than Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and near compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 4.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Dugny-sur-Meuse, 0.4 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Dugny-sur-Meuse, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 9.9% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Dugny-sur-Meuse is Église (ancienne). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Dugny-sur-Meuse has fewer young adults than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 16%, between Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 25% have a degree. 25% of residents are 65 or over.
48.9median age
Dugny-sur-MeuseMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Église (ancienne): Photo: Francis MONTIGNON Original téléversé par Francis241256 sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cimetière entourant l'ancienne église: Photo: Oursinbenjamin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Dugny-sur-Meuse
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dugny-sur-Meuse yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dugny-sur-Meuse
Is Dugny-sur-Meuse safe?
Dugny-sur-Meuse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Dugny-sur-Meuse good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dugny-sur-Meuse expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,525/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dugny-sur-Meuse grades A for cost of living.
About Dugny-sur-Meuse
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Dugny-sur-Meuse is a commune of 1,240 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée. 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
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.
