Verdun grades B− overall: better than 46% of compared French towns, and #6 of 9 in Meuse. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 16.8 recorded violent incidents and 27.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,431/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Verdun. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Verdun 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 Verdun.
Safety
Verdun records more crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
No compared town in Meuse has more graded crime per resident than Verdun: it ranks last of 9. Police and gendarmerie recorded 740 offenses in the graded categories in Verdun in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
16.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage285
Other physical violence102
Family violence90
Burglary89
Sexual violence78
Theft from vehicles77
Vehicle theft19
Drug use216
Theft without violence181
Fraud119
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.
16.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
740
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
History
23 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2022
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 23 historic monuments in Verdun: 12 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). Verdun has 14 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, close to Meuse’s towns (14) and above compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2022.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Verdun has higher unemployment than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 17.3%
Verdun sits above both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Verdun has 10,300 jobs for 6,250 working residents, 1.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,020 a year per consumption unit.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot16%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,300
jobs based in Verdun, 1.6 per working resident
17.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Verdun gets an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.28/m² a month, close to Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,431/m², comes from 613 sales of houses and apartments in Verdun from July 2023 to June 2026. Verdun is the second most expensive of the 10 towns in Meuse, at €1,431/m².
€1,431/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Verdun€1,431/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,658/m²
323
Apartments
€1,322/m²
290
€9.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.27 to €11.84/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Verdun
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Verdun’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,200 residents of Verdun died, against 1,988 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Its four care homes for older people (388 places) count their residents as Verdun’s; allowing for them, deaths were 7% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Verdun · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
0.3 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
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vanne: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enceinte fortifiée: Photo: Lorraine.Agostini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Synagogue et ancienne maison du rabbin: Photo: Lorraine.Agostini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour de l'Islot: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brigitte Girardin: BrigitteGirardin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Nicolas d'Anthouard de Vraincourt: Unidentified painter, Public domain · Christian Harbulot: Troover, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Félix Chadenet: Assemblée nationale, Public domain · Gustave Pierre: Gustave Pierre, Public domain · Louis Beaudonnet: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0
Verdun’s 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 Verdun
Is Verdun safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 89 burglaries and 285 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Verdun good?
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #2 of 10 in Meuse. The lycée stands out: 98% of 331 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers de la productique, des automatismes et des énergies renouvelables Jean-Auguste Margueritte in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Verdun expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,431/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €1,658/m² (323 sales), apartments €1,322/m² (290 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Verdun grades A− for cost of living.
About Verdun
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Verdun is a commune of 16,890 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
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.
