Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,686 people, lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Chavigny’s standout strength is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,928/m² takes 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Chavigny 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.
The one thing Chavigny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chavigny 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.
Chavigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chavigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Fléville, in Fléville-devant-Nancy, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Chavigny. Best known first.
GardenJardin botanique Jean-Marie Pelt4.4 km northeast, in Villers-lès-NancyFortFortCamp d'Affrique2 km southeast, in MesseinAttractionAttractionFort Pélissier4.1 km southwest, in Bainville-sur-MadonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brabois3.7 km northeast, in Villers-lès-NancyChâteauChâteauChâteau du Montet4.2 km northeast, in Vandœuvre-lès-NancyChâteauChâteauChâteau Anthoine4.8 km northeast, in Vandœuvre-lès-NancyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chavigny.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Chavigny. In Meurthe-et-Moselle, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 122 residents of Chavigny died, against 158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.74/m² a month, near Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€11.08/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold in Chavigny. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,937/m² | 45 |
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.
The bac pro: 86% of 103 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. At the lycées within 5 km of Chavigny, 92.5% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques CallotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée des métiers de l'hôtellerie-restauration et de l'alimentation StanislasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 180 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée des métiers du sanitaire et du social La TournelleBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
8.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,580 a year per consumption unit, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Chavigny is older than 44.2, half younger. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Chavigny | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Chavigny 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 Chavigny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavigny | 1,686 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | 1.1 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Chaligny | 2,729 | 1.6 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Ludres | 5,843 | 2.2 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Villers-lès-Nancy | 14,718 | 2.8 | A− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 29,942 | 3.3 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Heillecourt | 5,414 | 3.8 | A | C− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chavigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns. 96% of 180 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers de l'hôtellerie-restauration et de l'alimentation Stanislas in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chavigny grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Chavigny is a commune of 1,686 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
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.