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BonvillerMeurthe-et-Moselle

Home to 183 people, this town lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Bonviller a good place to live?

Bonviller is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Bonviller’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bonviller’s story

No historic monuments in Bonviller

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bonviller as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château, in Lunéville, 2.7 mi away.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Bonviller is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonviller.

Who lives here

Children make up only 15% of Bonviller, fewer than in both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

46.3median age

Among adults, 24% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Bonviller has a median age of 46.3 years.

BonvillerMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bonviller
BonvillerMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+20%22%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP36%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education24%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bonviller than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 13.2%, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,470 a year. Bus, tram or train carried 2.4% of working residents in Bonviller to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Bonviller, 0.1 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

81.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.9 points below the expected rate

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 133 candidates at 2 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Bonviller, 94.2% passed the bac, near Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bonviller81.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Bonviller94.2%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Charles Maximilien DuvivierNearest collègeCollègeCollège5591%−4 pts
Lycée des métiers d'art, de l'ingénierie, des sciences de l'industrie et du bâtiment Boutet-de-MonvelNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée48100%+3 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, −0.4 pts against the expected rate
88%
passed the vocational bac, +1.5 pts against the expected rate
81.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.9 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bonviller than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.78/m² a month

€9.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €10.17/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Bonviller.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bonviller€9.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€11.08/m²
€9.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.79 to €12.28/m² a month)
€10.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bonviller

13pages on Bonviller
Nearby attractions

Château de Lunéville and 2 more in and around Bonviller

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bonviller. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Famous people from Bonviller

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bonviller as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Bonviller

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Bonviller is a commune of 183 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Sanon. 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

Population
183 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays du Sanon
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
54083

Bonviller’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Meurthe-et-Moselle →
LunévilleDombasle-sur-MeurtheBlainville-sur-l'EauDamelevièresRosières-aux-SalinesVarangévilleLunévilleDombasle-sur-MeurtheBlainville-sur-l'EauDamelevièresRosières-aux-SalinesVarangévilleBonviller
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bonviller183—————
Lunéville18,2623CA−DC−
Dombasle-sur-Meurthe9,4246.5B+B+C+B
Blainville-sur-l'Eau3,8936.7BA−CD
Damelevières3,0807.2A+B+AA−
Rosières-aux-Salines2,8108B+A−CC−
Varangéville3,5368.1B+A−BB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.