Meuse.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
La Grande Carte, “Press kit — Meuse (55)”, https://lagrandecarte.fr/en/presse/meuse-55 (accessed 29 September 2026). <a href="https://lagrandecarte.fr/en/presse/meuse-55">Meuse press kit — La Grande Carte</a> Safest cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 1 / 3 | 959 / 1747 |
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 2 / 3 | 1307 / 1747 |
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 3 / 3 | 1697 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 1 / 3 | 85 / 1747 |
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 2 / 3 | 111 / 1747 |
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 3 / 3 | 1014 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 1 / 3 | 193 / 1747 |
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 2 / 3 | 588 / 1747 |
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 3 / 3 | 598 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 1 / 3 | 520 / 1747 |
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 2 / 3 | 544 / 1747 |
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 3 / 3 | 555 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 1 / 3 | 1186 / 1747 |
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 2 / 3 | 1551 / 1747 |
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 3 / 3 | 1585 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 1 / 3 | 906 / 1747 |
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 2 / 3 | 941 / 1747 |
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 3 / 3 | 1214 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 1 / 3 | 34 / 1747 |
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 2 / 3 | 372 / 1747 |
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 3 / 3 | 478 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercy | Small cities | 5,332 | 1 / 3 | 241 / 1747 |
| Bar-le-Duc | Small cities | 14,615 | 2 / 3 | 572 / 1747 |
| Verdun | Small cities | 16,610 | 3 / 3 | 1135 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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