Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 3,089: a town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
A strong record with one exception. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,916/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey. The overall grade comes out at A−, #12 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. That leaves it better than nearly four fifths of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Custines 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Custines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Custines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Custines 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 Custines.
2025 saw 44 offenses recorded in Custines. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Custines (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, burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (15.5% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
231 deaths in Custines between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 236: 2% below. After the care-home adjustment, Custines’ deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Custines is Chru Nancy Hopital Central, 7.7 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners in the town.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Jobs based in Custines number 1,350, against 1,350 residents in work (1 per worker). 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.7% of working residents in Custines to work at the census.
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.
82 sales of houses and apartments in Custines, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,916/m². Among the homes sold, 84% were houses. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €10.47/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,966/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Before 1919: that is when 3.7% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Line up the people of Custines by age and the one in the middle is 41.5. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, between Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Custines | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #34 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis MarinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée des métiers de la logistique et des services Bertrand SchwartzNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 45 | 78%−4 pts |
| Collège Jean LurçatBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 63 | 87%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Custines. Best known first.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Custines as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Custines is a commune of 3,089 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custines | 3,089 | — | A− | B | A | C |
| Pompey | 4,780 | 1.9 | B− | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Frouard | 6,444 | 2.5 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames | 4,106 | 2.6 | B− | B | B | C− |
| Liverdun | 5,580 | 4.2 | A− | B+ | A+ | B |
| Champigneulles | 6,551 | 4.2 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Dieulouard | 4,581 | 4.9 | A | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #7 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #34 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 €1,916/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Custines grades B 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 8, 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.