Largest city in the Meuse department: the 2026 ranking
The 499 towns of the Meuse department (55) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Meuse department is Verdun, with 17,786 inhabitants (ranked 562nd in France by population). The largest town by area is Clermont-en-Argonne (67 km²). The most densely populated is Bar-le-Duc, with 645 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Ornes has only 9 inhabitants.
The Meuse department has 185,178 inhabitants over 6,211 km², a density of 30 inhabitants per km², 3.7 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 3.3% of the population of Grand Est, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Lorraine): see the ranking of the largest cities in Grand Est.
The 20 largest cities in the Meuse department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verdun | 17,786 | 31 | 573 | 562nd |
| 2 | Bar-le-Duc | 15,228 | 24 | 645 | 658th |
| 3 | Commercy | 5,570 | 35 | 157 | 2,056th |
| 4 | Saint-Mihiel | 3,806 | 33 | 115 | 3,027th |
| 5 | Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,798 | 32 | 118 | 3,035th |
| 6 | Étain | 3,444 | 20 | 175 | 3,354th |
| 7 | Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,249 | 12 | 269 | 3,545th |
| 8 | Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,058 | 10 | 301 | 3,770th |
| 9 | Ancerville | 2,637 | 22 | 122 | 4,311th |
| 10 | Bouligny | 2,544 | 11 | 231 | 4,456th |
| 11 | Revigny-sur-Ornain | 2,533 | 19 | 131 | 4,476th |
| 12 | Stenay | 2,504 | 27 | 92 | 4,521st |
| 13 | Fains-Véel | 2,131 | 18 | 116 | 5,274th |
| 14 | Montmédy | 2,106 | 23 | 90 | 5,333rd |
| 15 | Vaucouleurs | 1,929 | 39 | 49 | 5,758th |
| 16 | Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel | 1,681 | 63 | 27 | 6,516th |
| 17 | Euville | 1,663 | 30 | 56 | 6,576th |
| 18 | Cousances-les-Forges | 1,649 | 18 | 91 | 6,630th |
| 19 | Void-Vacon | 1,623 | 36 | 46 | 6,726th |
| 20 | Dieue-sur-Meuse | 1,488 | 16 | 94 | 7,239th |
Largest towns by area in the Meuse department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clermont-en-Argonne | 1,431 | 67 | 21 | 605th |
| 2 | Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel | 1,681 | 63 | 27 | 711th |
| 3 | Gondrecourt-le-Château | 1,045 | 51 | 20 | 1,097th |
| 4 | Les Hauts-de-Chée | 716 | 50 | 14 | 1,167th |
| 5 | Montiers-sur-Saulx | 372 | 45 | 8 | 1,589th |
| 6 | Dainville-Bertheléville | 126 | 40 | 3 | 2,046th |
| 7 | Vaucouleurs | 1,929 | 39 | 49 | 2,161st |
| 8 | Mouzay | 658 | 36 | 18 | 2,692nd |
| 9 | Void-Vacon | 1,623 | 36 | 46 | 2,717th |
| 10 | Commercy | 5,570 | 35 | 157 | 2,750th |
Most densely populated towns in the Meuse department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-le-Duc | 15,228 | 24 | 645 | 1,456th |
| 2 | Verdun | 17,786 | 31 | 573 | 1,638th |
| 3 | Belleville-sur-Meuse | 3,058 | 10 | 301 | 3,002nd |
| 4 | Thierville-sur-Meuse | 3,249 | 12 | 269 | 3,370th |
| 5 | Bouligny | 2,544 | 11 | 231 | 3,929th |
| 6 | Étain | 3,444 | 20 | 175 | 5,132nd |
| 7 | Commercy | 5,570 | 35 | 157 | 5,729th |
| 8 | Revigny-sur-Ornain | 2,533 | 19 | 131 | 6,774th |
| 9 | Écouviez | 557 | 4.3 | 130 | 6,852nd |
| 10 | Les Islettes | 707 | 5.6 | 127 | 6,970th |
All towns in the Meuse department (499)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
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- Abaucourt-Hautecourt (103)
- Aincreville (80)
- Amanty (36)
- Ambly-sur-Meuse (250)
- Amel-sur-l'Étang (158)
- Ancemont (540)
- Ancerville (2,637)
- Andernay (241)
- Apremont-la-Forêt (434)
- Arrancy-sur-Crusnes (473)
- Aubréville (385)
- Aulnois-en-Perthois (471)
- Autrécourt-sur-Aire (112)
- Autréville-Saint-Lambert (34)
- Avillers-Sainte-Croix (84)
- Avioth (125)
- Avocourt (121)
- Azannes-et-Soumazannes (172)
- Baâlon (263)
- Badonvilliers-Gérauvilliers (130)
- Bannoncourt (161)
- Bantheville (107)
- Bar-le-Duc (15,228)
- Baudonvilliers (383)
- Baudrémont (45)
- Baulny (19)
- Bazeilles-sur-Othain (108)
- Bazincourt-sur-Saulx (144)
- Beauclair (89)
- Beaufort-en-Argonne (130)
- Beaulieu-en-Argonne (37)
- Beaumont-en-Verdunois (0)
- Beausite (260)
- Behonne (613)
- Belleray (477)
- Belleville-sur-Meuse (3,058)
- Belrain (41)
- Belrupt-en-Verdunois (547)
- Beney-en-Woëvre (139)
- Béthelainville (168)
- Béthincourt (50)
- Beurey-sur-Saulx (421)
- Bezonvaux (0)
- Biencourt-sur-Orge (112)
- Billy-sous-Mangiennes (355)
- Bislée (64)
- Blanzée (12)
- Boinville-en-Woëvre (77)
- Boncourt-sur-Meuse (320)
- Bonnet (179)
- Bonzée (377)
- Bouconville-sur-Madt (100)
- Bouligny (2,544)
- Bouquemont (119)
- Boureuilles (120)
- Bovée-sur-Barboure (135)
- Boviolles (100)
- Brabant-en-Argonne (98)
- Brabant-le-Roi (228)
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- Brandeville (168)
- Braquis (107)
- Bras-sur-Meuse (714)
- Brauvilliers (162)
- Bréhéville (191)
- Breux (262)
- Brieulles-sur-Meuse (322)
- Brillon-en-Barrois (722)
- Brixey-aux-Chanoines (81)
- Brizeaux (63)
- Brocourt-en-Argonne (46)
- Brouennes (150)
- Broussey-en-Blois (60)
- Broussey-Raulecourt (293)
- Bure (95)
- Burey-en-Vaux (157)
- Burey-la-Côte (87)
- Buxières-sous-les-Côtes (271)
- Buzy-Darmont (529)
- Cesse (122)
- Chaillon (112)
- Chalaines (302)
- Champneuville (120)
- Champougny (94)
- Chanteraine (191)
- Chardogne (313)
- Charny-sur-Meuse (539)
- Charpentry (25)
- Chassey-Beaupré (95)
- Châtillon-sous-les-Côtes (180)
- Chattancourt (180)
- Chaumont-devant-Damvillers (46)
- Chaumont-sur-Aire (123)
- Chauvency-le-Château (229)
- Chauvency-Saint-Hubert (214)
- Chauvoncourt (444)
- Cheppy (160)
- Chonville-Malaumont (210)
- Cierges-sous-Montfaucon (48)
- Clermont-en-Argonne (1,431)
- Cléry-le-Grand (90)
- Cléry-le-Petit (186)
- Combles-en-Barrois (794)
- Combres-sous-les-Côtes (112)
- Commercy (5,570)
- Consenvoye (284)
- Contrisson (782)
- Courcelles-en-Barrois (49)
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- Courouvre (45)
- Cousances-les-Forges (1,649)
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- Couvertpuis (81)
- Couvonges (157)
- Cuisy (50)
- Culey (127)
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- Damvillers (688)
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- Dun-sur-Meuse (603)
- Duzey (46)
- Écouviez (557)
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- Eix (273)
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- Esnes-en-Argonne (146)
- Étain (3,444)
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.