Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are only 10% of the population. A town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, home to 1,225 people.
Avril’s strongest is jobs & income: 0.1 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. Where it falls short is walkability (D) — 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is weaker too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for cost of living and C+ for schools.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Avril has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Avril does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Avril with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Avril has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Avril has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avril.
10% of residents are 65 or over, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Avril | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment is 5.2%. At the census, 3.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Avril.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Meurthe-et-Moselle can expect 84.7 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 46 deaths in Avril between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 50: 8% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 92 per 100 expected, about level with Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (91) and above compared French towns (88).
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Avril has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 97% of 274 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MaumusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 78%−11 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Louis BertrandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 274 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Avril has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Abbaye de Saint-Pierrenont (ancienne): Photo: Aimelaime · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avril yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avril | 1,225 | — | — | B | — | C+ |
| Val de Briey | 8,130 | 2.5 | C+ | C+ | C− | B− |
| Trieux | 2,753 | 3 | C+ | B | A | C− |
| Neufchef Moselle | 2,650 | 3.3 | — | C− | — | B |
| Moyeuvre-Grande Moselle | 7,311 | 4.1 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
| Jœuf | 6,392 | 4.6 | C | A | C− | B− |
| Knutange Moselle | 3,199 | 4.7 | D− | C+ | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Avril has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Avril is a commune of 1,225 people in the Communauté de communes Orne Lorraine Confluences. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.