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ColmeyMeurthe-et-Moselle

A town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, home to 248 people.

Is Colmey a good place to live?

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

Ossuaire dit Chapelle Saint-Hubert (ancien)
Ossuaire dit Chapelle Saint-Hubert (ancien) · Classé · Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0
Colmey’s story

Colmey in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Colmey: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1972First protected: Château de Martigny
  • 1990Most recently protected: Ossuaire dit Chapelle Saint-Hubert (ancien)
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Colmey: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Château de Martigny: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ossuaire dit Chapelle Saint-Hubert (ancien): Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colmey.

History

Colmey keeps more of its old housing than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Colmey is Ossuaire dit Chapelle Saint-Hubert (ancien). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 15th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Colmey than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

48.8median age

15% are under 15, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Colmey split evenly at 48.8: half are older, half younger. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.

ColmeyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Colmey
ColmeyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4418%24%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma21%21%19%
CAP or BEP37%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education20%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Colmey are out of work than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €22,680 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 1.7% of commuters got to work without a car.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Colmey, 0.1 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Colmey costs less than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.03/m² a month

€9.03/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Colmey from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Colmey€9.03/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€11.08/m²
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.73/m² a month)
€8.17/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 Colmey

12pages on Colmey
Nearby attractions

Château de Martigny de Colmey and 2 more in and around Colmey

Heritage in and near Colmey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Colmey

2 notable people were born in Colmey.

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About Colmey

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Colmey is a commune of 248 people in the Communauté de communes Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais. 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
248 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
54134

Colmey’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 →
LonguyonGorcyLexyCosnes-et-RomainRéhonLongwyLonguyonGorcyLexyCosnes-et-RomainRéhonLongwyColmey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Colmey248—————
Longuyon5,1342.3CAC+D
Gorcy2,9717.8B+C−AA−
Lexy3,9048.3C+DC+C−
Cosnes-et-Romain2,8028.8A−C−A−B+
Réhon3,8639.5C+C+BB−
Longwy15,67910CC+DB

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.