Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 4,581 residents in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Recorded crime is low (A): an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.0% unemployment. Overall, that makes an A, good for #5 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. It comes out better than 89% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Dieulouard 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.
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The one thing Dieulouard does most differently from other towns.
Dieulouard has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
The list names few of Dieulouard’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (restes): Photo: Avvincent · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dieulouard.
Over 2025, Dieulouard logged 83 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (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 · For vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,662/m²: 174 houses and apartments sold in Dieulouard between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,700/m² | 158 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stands at 9.0%. At the census, 11.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Median disposable income comes to €25,530 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.7 mi away. By results, schools here place #9 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joliot CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 90%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Dieulouard. Life expectancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 427 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 382, 10% 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Half of Dieulouard is older than 43.2, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Dieulouard | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
One notable person was born in Dieulouard.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Dieulouard is a commune of 4,581 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pont-à-Mousson. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieulouard | 4,581 | — | A | A− | A | B− |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson | 4,659 | 3.2 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 14,190 | 4.9 | B− | B+ | C | C− |
| Custines | 3,089 | 4.9 | A− | B | A | C |
| Liverdun | 5,580 | 5.5 | A− | B+ | A+ | B |
| Pompey | 4,780 | 5.5 | B− | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Frouard | 6,444 | 6.4 | C− | A− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #8 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #9 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 €1,662/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dieulouard grades A− 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.