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Bar-le-Duc
Medium city · 55000 · Grand Est
👥 Population
14 607
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 267 €
📈 6% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
8.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 19.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Bar-le-Duc — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield71
🌳 Quality of life80
📊 Dynamism71
💸 Affordability76
🛡️ Safety11
⚡ Energy rating32
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 115 Transactions · Bar-le-Duc
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 267 €
🏡 House /m²
1 339 €
📋 Transactions
115
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun | 1 867 € | 1 689 € | 338 | 16 890 |
| Bar-le-Duc | 1 267 € | 1 339 € | 213 | 14 607 |
| Commercy | 1 350 € | 1 074 € | 69 | 5 350 |
| Saint-Mihiel | 1 287 € | 695 € | 61 | 3 772 |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 1 227 € | 912 € | 50 | 3 677 |
| Étain | 3 509 € | 1 134 € | 58 | 3 375 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
8.81 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
8.3 %
⏳ Payback period
12.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
81.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
16.4 %
🏢 Apartments
60.5 %
37.3 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
C
Relaxed market
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
2 413
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
58.210 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
100.810 %
🏘️ Housing tax
30.900 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.510 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
43.61 %
🏢 CFE
0.40 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
14 607
2023
📐 Area
23.76 km²
615 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 150 €
📊 Median age
46.9 yrs
31.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.9 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 949
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
201
+13.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
177
💼 Economic density
202
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Bar-le-Duc
À 1.26 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bar-le-Duc
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT LOUIS | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE RAYMO POINCARE | public | 89.0 % | — | -5.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.8 %
Average pass rate · 7 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE LA CROIX | privé sous contrat | 117.4 |
| COLLEGE RAYMOND POINCARE | public | 102.9 |
| COLLEGE ANDRE THEURIET | public | 100.7 |
| COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT | public | 79.0 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
8
🔬 Laboratories
3
🏥 Établissements de santé
89
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
8
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
222
📋 Commerce
152
📋 Enseignement
30
🏥 Sante
257
🚆 Transport
6
⚽ Sport
55
🎭 Culture
10
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 8 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Brigade de gendarmerie motorisée - Bar-le-Duc, Point-justice de la mission locale de Bar-le-Duc, Communauté d'agglomération - Meuse Grand Sud |
| 📋 Ordre professionnel | 2 | Conseil départemental de l'ordre des médecins - Meuse, Ordre des avocats - Barreau de Bar-le-Duc |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Direction départementale des finances publiques (DDFIP) - Meuse |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Direction départementale des territoires (DDT) - Meuse |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Bibliothèque départementale - Meuse |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 292 | 20.00 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +138 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 164 | 11.20 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +56 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 126 | 8.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 111 | 7.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 83 | 5.70 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +36 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 71 | 4.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -22 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 66 | 4.50 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 44 | 3.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +25 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 39 | 2.70 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +23 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 25 | 2.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 14 | 1.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 7 | 0.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -79 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 5 | 0.30 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 111 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.7 %
B
1.6 %
C
15.9 %
15.9 %
D
30.0 %
30.0 %
E
32.7 %
32.7 %
F
14.1 %
14.1 %
G
5.0 %
19.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 37 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| immeuble | 4e quart 16e siècle;1er quart 17e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 16e siècle;1er quart 17e siècle |
| immeuble | 4e quart 16e siècle;1er quart 17e siècle;18e siècl |
| maison | 1ère moitié 17e siècle |
| commanderie;préfecture | 1er quart 17e siècle;18e siècle;1ère moitié 19e si |
| immeuble | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| fontaine | — |
| édifice fortifié | 13e siècle;17e siècle |
| immeuble | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| maison | 1ère moitié 17e siècle;2e moitié 18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 10 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Engins de guerre
Glissement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 4 179 analyses · CA BAR-LE-DUC - SUD MEUSE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 179
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
11
⚡ Charge points
43
🚀 Incl. fast charging
8
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behonne | 3.9 km | 55/100 | 595 |
| Longeville-en-Barrois | 3.6 km | 40/100 | 1 081 |
| Combles-en-Barrois | 5.0 km | 39/100 | 770 |
| Vavincourt | 7.1 km | 60/100 | 534 |
| Fains-Véel | 5.2 km | 78/100 | 2 080 |
| Naives-Rosières | 6.2 km | 50/100 | 809 |
| Brillon-en-Barrois | 7.0 km | 53/100 | 704 |
| Val-d'Ornain | 8.4 km | 60/100 | 952 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Bar-le-Duc
What is the price per m² in Bar-le-Duc? ▶
The median price per m² in Bar-le-Duc is 1 267 €.
What is the rental yield in Bar-le-Duc? ▶
The gross rental yield in Bar-le-Duc is 8.3%.
Is Bar-le-Duc a good real estate investment? ▶
Bar-le-Duc has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Bar-le-Duc? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Bar-le-Duc is E.
What are the natural risks in Bar-le-Duc? ▶
10 risks are identified in Bar-le-Duc: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Engins de guerre, Glissement de terrain.