Dept 55 Rank #80 / 96
Meuse
Grand Est · Nearest city: Bar-le-Duc (Paris-Strasbourg line)
🚄 TGV
Argonne forest, Meuse valley, Voie Sacrée landscape
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Meuse offers the cheapest property and good rail access, but dull skies, almost no tourism and heavy rainfall weigh on it. La Meuse offre un immobilier parmi les moins chers et une bonne desserte ferroviaire, mais un ciel maussade, un tourisme quasi inexistant et des pluies abondantes la pénalisent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,783h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: gained ~10 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
135/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
133/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
814mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
5/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.2/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
16/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
3/10
0.9 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
3.0m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+7 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-25 days · -18 so far
Dry-soil days ~+30 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
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Max elevation
451m
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Forest cover
37.2%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Argonne forest, Meuse valley, Voie Sacrée landscape
Identity
Meuse is the birthplace of Raymond Poincaré (journaliste).
Notable figures born here
Raymond Poincaré — journalisteFernand Braudel — historienMadame du Barry — courtisaneMarie de Lorraine — roiJoseph Cugnot — inventeurFrançois de Guise — chef militaireNicolas-Charles Oudinot — chef militaireDanielle Mitterrand — écrivainJules Bastien-Lepage — artiste peintreÉtienne Maurice Gérard — maréchal
Terroir & appellations
Meuse lies within protected appellation areas, including Brie de Meaux, Lorraine, Bergamotes de Nancy.
Brie de MeauxLorraineBergamotes de NancyMirabelles de LorraineVolailles de la ChampagneCôtes de MeuseMirabelle de Lorraine
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Raymond Poincaré
- Parc de la Varenne
- Parc de la Grange-aux-Champs
Station classée de tourisme (1)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Ground movement Very high 99.6% p77 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 99.6% p82 of 96
Other hazards High 65.1% #5 most exposed of 96
Flooding Moderate 57.9% p57 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 5% p63 of 96
Dam failure Very low 5% p30 of 96
Radon Very low 0.4% p59 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A4
Work locally
29.3%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Bar-le-Duc (Paris-Strasbourg line)
✈ Airport
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ) · ~64 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A4
Services
Healthcare
5/10
APL 3.5
p44 of 96
Schools
5/10
Brevet 86%
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Fiber coverage
97%
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Intl schools
0schools
None in department
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People
Population
187,674
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Density
30/km²
Rural
-63% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.7%/yr
-0.9 pts vs median · p1
Median income
$24,900
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
14.8%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.4%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 61 residents
p32 of 96 · 3,074 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
9.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
4.7%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
9.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.4%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.9%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
23.4%
Clerical & service staff
29.2%
Manual workers
28.7%
Real estate
Median
$1,090/m²
$440 $2,070
House $1,100 Apt $1,110
+3.8%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
48.24%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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