Tronville-en-Barrois’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. Homes change hands at a median €915/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Tronville-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 Tronville-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
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Tronville-en-Barrois sees more deaths than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 106 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Tronville-en-Barrois is Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc, 6.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 139 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 147, 6% more. In Meuse, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 77.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3 GPs practise locally.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Tronville-en-Barrois · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc
15.2 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
Tronville-en-Barrois has fewer young adults than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
51.5median age
Tronville-en-BarroisMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Tronville-en-Barrois than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 10.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €24,330 a year per consumption unit, higher than Meuse’s towns (€22,850) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 12.5%. Public transport took 4.0% of Tronville-en-Barrois’ working residents to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Tronville-en-Barrois, 0.6 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Tronville-en-Barrois: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Meuse’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Tronville-en-Barrois; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tronville-en-Barrois
Is Tronville-en-Barrois safe?
Tronville-en-Barrois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Tronville-en-Barrois expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tronville-en-Barrois grades A+ for cost of living.
About Tronville-en-Barrois
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Tronville-en-Barrois is a commune of 1,302 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
1,302 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
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.
