One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Fewer journeys need a car: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. With an A− overall, Champigneulles sits #15 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. It comes out better than 77% of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 12.3% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,861/m² takes 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for schools.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Champigneulles 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 Champigneulles.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Getting about on foot is easier in Champigneulles than in 84% of compared French towns
12.3% of the labour force were unemployed, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,610 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 10.7% of working residents in Champigneulles to work at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport11%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,000
jobs based in Champigneulles, 1.1 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Champigneulles than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.44/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Champigneulles sell for €2,172/m² and apartments for €1,508/m². The median price, €1,861/m², comes from 196 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,861/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Champigneulles€1,861/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,172/m²
113
Apartments
€1,508/m²
83
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €13.14/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Champigneulles, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
572 deaths in Champigneulles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 637: 10% below. 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. There are 8 general practitioners here.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Champigneulles · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Nancy Hopital Central
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Majorelle
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 15% of Champigneulles, fewer than in both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Residents of Champigneulles have a median age of 46.3. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
46.3median age
ChampigneullesMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument in Champigneulles, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Champigneulles is Enceinte préhistorique de la Fourasse. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.2% of the total, near both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
89.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 12 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #20 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle on results. At the seven general lycées, 97% of 1,244 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Champigneulles sees more crime than 53% of compared French towns
In 2025, 175 offenses were recorded in Champigneulles. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage66
Family violence30
Burglary27
Other physical violence20
Sexual violence17
Theft from vehicles15
Fraud38
Theft without violence24
Drug use12
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
175
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Champigneulles
Is Champigneulles safe?
It grades B− for safety, #30 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 66 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Champigneulles good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #20 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The lycée stands out: 100% of 149 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame - Saint-Sigisbert in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Champigneulles expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,861/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Champigneulles grades B+ for cost of living.
About Champigneulles
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Champigneulles is a commune of 6,551 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey. 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.
