Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on walkability as well: 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes go for a median €1,500/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Bayon 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.
Each subject compares Bayon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bayon.
HealthHealth D−
Bayon loses more people than its age profile suggests, 121 per 100 expected, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Meurthe-et-Moselle live to 84.7 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 602 deaths in Bayon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 300: 101% above. The nearest emergency department to Bayon is Centre hospitalier de Luneville, 11.3 mi away. The town has 5 family doctors.
+21%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw201
Adjusted121
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Bayon · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Luneville
11.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Luneville
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bayon is easier to get around on foot than 90% of compared French towns
Of those in the labour force, 7.6% are unemployed. Jobs located in Bayon: 550, for 650 residents in work (0.8 each). At the census, 16.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Public transport7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Bayon, 0.8 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Bayon costs less than in both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.80/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 43 homes were sold in Bayon. Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. That is the middle of 43 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,859/m² for the median of compared towns in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
€1,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bayon€1,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,602/m²
41
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €12.09/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bayon skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.7%, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Bayon in two is 45.1. 30% of adults hold a degree.
45.1median age
BayonMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bayon
Is Bayon safe?
Bayon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bayon good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bayon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bayon grades A for cost of living.
About Bayon
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Bayon is a commune of 1,561 people in the Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle. 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
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.
