Longeville-en-Barrois’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median home sells for €1,172/m². Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Longeville-en-Barrois 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 Longeville-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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
97.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.1 points above the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Longeville-en-Barrois is 94.1%, about level with both Meuse’s towns (92.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Longeville-en-Barrois is above 86% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Longeville-en-Barrois. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Longeville-en-Barrois come to 104 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 118 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 123, 4% more. Women in Meuse live to 85.2 on average and men to 77.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Longeville-en-Barrois · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc
12.6 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
Incomes in Longeville-en-Barrois come to a median €26,240 a year per consumption unit, against €22,850 in Meuse’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Just over one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.6%, below Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Longeville-en-Barrois: 450, for 450 residents in work (1.1 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Longeville-en-Barrois, 1.1 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Longeville-en-Barrois, fewer than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns
53.8median age
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Also worth knowing: among adults, 22% have a degree.
Longeville-en-BarroisMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Longeville-en-Barrois is Église Saint-Hilaire. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, lower than Meuse’s towns (14%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Longeville-en-Barrois is a commune of 1,081 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
1,081 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Département
Meuse (55)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.4 km²)
INSEE code
55302
Longeville-en-Barrois’ 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 Longeville-en-Barrois
Is Longeville-en-Barrois safe?
Longeville-en-Barrois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Longeville-en-Barrois good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. 98% of 64 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Louis in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Longeville-en-Barrois expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Longeville-en-Barrois grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
