Meuse

Meuse has 180,745 residents in 493 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,050/m², from €660/m² in Saint-Mihiel to €1,580/m² in Thierville-sur-Meuse among communes of more than 2,000 people. 68% of households own their main home.

Département 55 · 493 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

180,745residents2022 census

€1,050/m²median price per m²five years of sales

68%of households own their homemain home

5%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Meuse.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Meuse : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Meuse : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Meuse : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 14 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Ancerville	2,583	€1,290/m²	€22,850	75%	11%	9.5%	6%	6
Bar-le-Duc	14,615	€1,150/m²	€21,150	44%	13%	15.7%	39%	75
Belleville-sur-Meuse	3,023	€1,370/m²	€22,230	61%	10%	10.4%	0%	23
Bouligny	2,428	€1,210/m²	€18,710	73%	15%	17.2%	23%	9
Commercy	5,332	€1,100/m²	€19,120	40%	14%	20.7%	1%	66
Fains-Véel	2,088	€1,310/m²	€25,050	79%	14%	6.5%	31%	21
Ligny-en-Barrois	3,696	€820/m²	€20,330	51%	15%	15.3%	9%	63
Montmédy	2,018	€1,270/m²	€21,010	51%	10%	12.2%	23%	38
Revigny-sur-Ornain	2,600	€1,030/m²	€21,150	52%	12%	11.9%	6%	38
Saint-Mihiel	3,848	€660/m²	€19,600	51%	14%	16.7%	18%	31
Stenay	2,428	€740/m²	€19,550	51%	17%	18.7%	9%	41
Thierville-sur-Meuse	3,168	€1,580/m²	€22,430	67%	8%	9.2%	13%	24
Verdun	16,610	€1,430/m²	€20,350	43%	13%	17.8%	16%	51
Étain	3,449	€1,190/m²	€19,930	57%	13%	17.8%	6%	24

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

180,745 residents and 83,737 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

15%

aged 15–29

32%

aged 60 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

23%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

100,258 homes, 83% of them main residences, with 4.7 rooms on average.

77%

of homes are houses

68%

of households own their home

10%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

12%

empty homes

87%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–194516%

1946–197022%

1971–199025%

1991–200511%

2006–20199%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

11,239 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,050/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,120/m²flats1,170 sales

€1,030/m²houses10,069 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.4%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

22%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

33%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Meuse on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.7GPs per 10,000 residents2025

56pharmacieson 1 January 2025

120food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners139

Dentists78

Nurses264

Physiotherapists126

Pharmacies56

Group health centres21

Emergency departments2

Supermarkets and hypermarkets58

Convenience stores and grocers62

Bakeries151

Butchers35

Petrol stations40

EV charging stations91

Post offices and postal points115

Banks52

France services centres21

Police and gendarmerie26

Restaurants370

Hairdressers269

Nurseries35

Swimming pools6

Sports halls67

Gyms19

Cinemas5

Libraries71

Performance venues1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 499 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Transport of hazardous goods100%

Ground movement100%

Unexploded wartime munitions65%

Flooding58%

Industrial hazard5%

Dam failure5%

Mining subsidence1%

Radon0%

2,221natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

31%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,493

Ground movement530

Drought (clay shrinkage)194

Earthquakes4

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026