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2,729 residents make their home in this town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Chaligny is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy is weaker than most (C+): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. At the median price of €1,667/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 92% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #3 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Chaligny 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.
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The 3 things Chaligny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaligny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Chaligny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaligny.
The graded crime recorded most in Chaligny was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses in the town came to 36 in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (18.6% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,667/m², comes from 107 sales of houses and apartments in Chaligny from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.78/m² a month, about level with Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€11.08/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.07/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,768/m² | 91 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.1 mi away. The closest collège is 1.1 mi off. Ranked by results, schools here are #5 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée des métiers du sanitaire et du social La TournelleNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income is €26,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaligny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Chaligny: 49.5, the median. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Chaligny | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Meurthe-et-Moselle, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 266 deaths in Chaligny from 2016 to 2025; there were 233, 12% fewer. Adjusted mortality locally: 88 deaths for every 100 expected.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chaligny. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Chaligny.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Chaligny is a commune of 2,729 people in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaligny | 2,729 | — | A | A− | A | B− |
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | 1 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Ludres | 5,843 | 3.7 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Villers-lès-Nancy | 14,718 | 3.9 | A− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 29,942 | 4.8 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Laxou | 14,771 | 5.2 | B− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Heillecourt | 5,414 | 5.5 | A | C− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #8 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #5 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,667/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaligny grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.