Cost of living is its strong suit (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car: 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools lag: brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #5 of 9 in Meuse. On that grade it does better than 52% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
Each subject compares Ligny-en-Barrois 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 Ligny-en-Barrois.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Ligny-en-Barrois cost less than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €832/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €7.95/m² a month, lower than both Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Ligny-en-Barrois: 108 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 82% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€832/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ligny-en-Barrois€832/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€914/m²
89
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.11 to €10.36/m² a month)
2.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,160
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Ligny-en-Barrois than in Meuse or compared French towns: 19 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ligny-en-Barrois is Tour de Luxembourg. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ligny-en-Barrois counts 7 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 6 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Ligny-en-Barrois works better than 94% of compared French towns
Just over a quarter of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 15.3%. Jobs based in Ligny-en-Barrois number 2,550, against 1,200 residents in work (2.1 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,850 a year per consumption unit.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot18%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,550
jobs based in Ligny-en-Barrois, 2.1 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Ligny-en-Barrois are 65 or over, more than in both Meuse’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 15% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). On top of that, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
53.6median age
Ligny-en-BarroisMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Ligny-en-Barrois sees more crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
All told, Ligny-en-Barrois had 78 recorded offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 12.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.9. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Ligny-en-Barrois (2025).
12.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Family violence20
Sexual violence14
Other physical violence9
Theft from vehicles8
Drug use39
Fraud21
Theft without violence16
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.
12.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
78
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.6%
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 · For armed robbery, burglary and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Ligny-en-Barrois records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Meuse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Ligny-en-Barrois is Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc, 9.9 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 624 residents of Ligny-en-Barrois died, against 562 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Average lifespans in Meuse: 85.2 years for women, 77.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Meuse town has 6 family doctors.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Ligny-en-Barrois · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc
16.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ligny-en-Barrois
Is Ligny-en-Barrois safe?
It grades C for safety, #4 of 9 in Meuse.
Are schools in Ligny-en-Barrois good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ligny-en-Barrois expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ligny-en-Barrois grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ligny-en-Barrois
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Ligny-en-Barrois is a commune of 3,677 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud 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
Population
3,677 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
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