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A town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, home to 1,370 people.
It is strong on cost of living as well: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Faulx 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 Faulx 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.
Faulx has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Faulx does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Faulx as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in Laître-sous-Amance, 4.7 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Faulx is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faulx.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Faulx records 99 deaths per 100 expected, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). 538 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 248: 117% above. The nearest emergency department to Faulx is Chru Nancy Hopital Central, 7.5 mi away. At birth, a girl in Meurthe-et-Moselle can expect 84.7 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,860/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Faulx from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.7 mi away. The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis MarinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
9% of residents are 15 to 24, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Typical age in Faulx: 45.4, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Faulx | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income is €29,360 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Faulx. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Faulx.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Faulx is a commune of 1,370 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faulx | 1,370 | — | — | A− | — | C− |
| Custines | 3,089 | 2.4 | A− | B | A | C |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames | 4,106 | 3 | B− | B | B | C− |
| Pompey | 4,780 | 3.8 | B− | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Frouard | 6,444 | 4 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Champigneulles | 6,551 | 4.7 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Malzéville | 7,820 | 5.6 | B− | C+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Faulx has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 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 65% of compared French towns. 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 €1,860/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Faulx 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.