Living in Ligny-en-Barrois

In Ligny-en-Barrois, unemployment is 15.1% (2022).

Ligny-en-Barrois's population was 3,798 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population3,798people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)

Average gross salary2,982EUR/month31 Dec 2022District figureOfficial source · Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département

Unemployment rate15.14%country median 11.0% — 38% aboveOfficial source · www.insee.fr

Recorded crime4,188incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 12% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Higher unemployment than 79% of French cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 63% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Ligny-en-Barrois?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ligny-en-Barrois.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 2,333 at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent figure is published for Ligny-en-Barrois. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesLigny-en-Barrois highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30

Nice€20.43

Lyon€16.57

Marseille€16.30

Toulon€14.43

Toulouse€13.98

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Bordeaux€15.99

Lille€15.76

Strasbourg€15.57

Montpellier€15.49

Rennes€14.87

Nantes€14.50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Livebox Fibre¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange 100GB mobile plan¹²Official · national market
Dwellings	2,333 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁴Official
Main residence dwellings	1,930 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	INSEE⁴Official

Is Ligny-en-Barrois a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–61%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–63%

Student54%strong on education, weak on housing · range 46–62%

Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–59%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The unemployment rate is about 15.1 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 15.14 % · www.insee.fr¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Ligny-en-Barrois is 15.1%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

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Ligny-en-Barrois 15.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,982 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département⁷Official · county
Fibre-to-the-building availability	93.54 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)²Official
Gigabit broadband availability	93.54 %	3 Aug 2026	Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)²Official
Unemployment rate	15.14 %country median 11.0%	31 Dec 2022	www.insee.fr¹⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ligny-en-Barrois. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

France Travail — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ligny-en-Barrois. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	3 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)⁸Official
Schools	8 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)⁸Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).

A country-wide rule for France; Ligny-en-Barrois's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Ligny-en-Barrois?

Police recorded about 4,188 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)³

Recorded crime across major citiesLigny-en-Barrois highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488

Lyon13,026

Bordeaux12,429

Marseille11,857

Paris10,987

Montpellier9,636

Toulouse8,875

Rennes8,241

Strasbourg7,791

Nantes7,704

Nice7,577

Ligny-en-Barrois4,188

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,188 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740	31 Dec 2025	Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)³Official

Mobility and administration

Ligny-en-Barrois's nearest airport was ETZ, 75 km away and offered 5 direct destinations. Ligny-en-Barrois's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 93.54%.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	5 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	75 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ETZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ligny-en-Barrois. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person

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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ligny-en-Barrois.

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Climate and air quality

Ligny-en-Barrois's monthly mean temperatures were 0.9°C in January and 18.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Ligny-en-Barrois is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.13 · Feb 17.55 · Mar 20.3 · Apr 25.1 · May 26.86 · Jun 32.99 · Jul 38.07 · Aug 38.52 · Sep 31.78 · Oct 25.03 · Nov 19.37 · Dec 13.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.05 · Feb -17.24 · Mar -12.87 · Apr -5.84 · May -0.24 · Jun 3.02 · Jul 6.34 · Aug 5.38 · Sep 0.89 · Oct -5.32 · Nov -7.81 · Dec -14.39 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.86 · Feb 1.55 · Mar 4.97 · Apr 9.1 · May 13 · Jun 16.75 · Jul 18.64 · Aug 18.19 · Sep 14.34 · Oct 10.15 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 1.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The published population was 3,798 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	3,798 people	31 Dec 2024	Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)⁵Official

Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024

3,610

4,517

5,424

6,331

3,79819681982199920122024

Population fell 35.2% between 1968 and 2024, from 5,861 to 3,798.

International community in Ligny-en-Barrois

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	3,677	100.0%
Français	3,523.085	95.8%
Etranger	153.915	4.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ligny-en-Barrois

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Cities near Ligny-en-Barrois

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bar-le-Duc 14.7 km away

Rent: 7.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Commercy 21.4 km away

Rent: 6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in France

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Saint-Mihiel3,806 residents Saint-Tropez3,649 residents La Bresse3,974 residents Saint-Valery-en-Caux3,997 residents Gourin4,113 residents Leffrinckoucke4,173 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ligny-en-Barrois when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The published population was 3,798 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Ligny-en-Barrois?

What is the unemployment rate in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The unemployment rate is about 15.1 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Ligny-en-Barrois a good place to live?

Ligny-en-Barrois may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ligny-en-Barrois?

Bar-le-Duc, Commercy are near Ligny-en-Barrois. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Ligny-en-Barrois?

The official citizenship distribution records 3,523.085 people (95.8%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ligny-en-Barrois, France: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 10f1ed7867132666a253ba337424bbb3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/ligny-en-barrois/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ligny-en-barrois-france-population-salary-cost-of-living_d6d6709ae34d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ligny-en-Barrois, France: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {10f1ed7867132666a253ba337424bbb3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/ligny-en-barrois/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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