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A town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, home to 1,568 people.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (A+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,274/m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Seille et Grand Couronné. Its weakest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Champenoux 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 Champenoux 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.
Champenoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Champenoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in Laître-sous-Amance, 3.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champenoux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Champenoux can choose among 3 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Champenoux records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88) alike. 103 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 101: 2% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Champenoux is Chru Nancy Hopital Central, 8.2 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Half of residents lived on more than €30,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 8.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Behind the median of €2,274/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Champenoux between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.65/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.52/m² a month, near Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€11.08/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,274/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
38% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Champenoux | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Champenoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champenoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champenoux | 1,568 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Seichamps | 5,165 | 4.2 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Pulnoy | 5,099 | 4.9 | A− | C− | A− | B |
| Essey-lès-Nancy | 8,670 | 6.2 | C+ | C+ | C | C− |
| Saulxures-lès-Nancy | 4,344 | 6.2 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Saint-Max | 9,913 | 6.9 | B | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Tomblaine | 9,117 | 7.1 | C+ | C− | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Champenoux 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 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,274/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Champenoux grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Champenoux is a commune of 1,568 people in the Communauté de communes de Seille et Grand Couronné. 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) · 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 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.