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A town of 3,172 in Meuse, Grand Est. It skews young: 19% of residents are 15 to 24.
A strong record with one exception. Thierville-sur-Meuse’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 78% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #1 of 9 in Meuse. It is easy to get around without a car: 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety is another plus — an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is a weak point (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,566/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Verdun. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 2 things Thierville-sur-Meuse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Thierville-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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thierville-sur-Meuse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vanne, in Verdun, 0.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Thierville-sur-Meuse. Best known first.
MuseumCentre mondial de la paix1.9 km southeast, in Verdun
MuseumHôtel de la Princerie1.9 km southeast, in VerdunAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun1.9 km east, in VerdunAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vanne de Verdun1.5 km southeast, in VerdunChâteauChâteauCitadelle souterraine de Verdun1.5 km southeast, in VerdunPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thierville-sur-Meuse.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,110 a year. 1,800 jobs are based in Thierville-sur-Meuse, for 1,600 working residents (1.1 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 26.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Thierville-sur-Meuse. Police and gendarmerie figures for Thierville-sur-Meuse show 49 offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Thierville-sur-Meuse ranks 2nd 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 family violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 9.5% 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.
After the care-home adjustment, Thierville-sur-Meuse’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, close to Meuse’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 220 residents of Thierville-sur-Meuse died, against 230 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. In Meuse, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 77.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 7 general practitioners in the town.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #2 of 10 in Meuse. Near Thierville-sur-Meuse, 92.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Meuse’s towns (92.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 88%−4 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
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town. 20% of adults hold a degree, about level with Meuse’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (30%). Half of Thierville-sur-Meuse is older than 37.1, half younger.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,566/m²: 65 houses and apartments sold in Thierville-sur-Meuse between July 2023 and June 2026. No town in Meuse costs more to buy into than Thierville-sur-Meuse, at €1,566/m², the highest of 10. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,682/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Thierville-sur-Meuse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Thierville-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,172 | — | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,013 | 1.3 | B+ | B | B+ | C |
| Verdun | 16,890 | 1.6 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Étain | 3,375 | 13 | C− | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #2 of 9 in Meuse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 31 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 €1,566/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thierville-sur-Meuse grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Thierville-sur-Meuse is a commune of 3,172 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.