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It is a town of 1,120 residents in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Domgermain’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). Homes sell for a median €1,260/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Domgermain 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.
Each subject compares Domgermain 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.
Domgermain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Domgermain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Domgermain; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Domgermain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Saint-Maurice: Photo: Adidelot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Domgermain.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.44/m² a month. Sales in Domgermain from July 2023 to June 2026: 40 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,207/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 73 residents of Domgermain died, against 107 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Meurthe-et-Moselle is 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3 GPs practise locally.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,390 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 5.7%, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Domgermain number 250, against 500 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Domgermain; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. The median resident of Domgermain is 47.5 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Domgermain | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège ValcourtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 89%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Domgermain. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Domgermain yet.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Domgermain is a commune of 1,120 people in the Communauté de communes Terres Touloises. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domgermain | 1,120 | — | — | A+ | — | A |
| Écrouves | 4,474 | 2.5 | A− | B+ | B | C |
| Foug | 2,628 | 3 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Toul | 15,768 | 3.5 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Gondreville | 2,635 | 6.9 | — | B | — | B |
| Chaligny | 2,729 | 12 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | 13 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Domgermain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Domgermain 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 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.