Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 572: a town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Favières falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Favières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Fécocourt, 4.8 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Favières 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 Favières.
Line up the people of Favières by age and the one in the middle is 42.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, about level with both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Favières | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate here is 7.2%. For its 300 residents in work, Favières has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents here 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.
The market in Favières: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Favières as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Favières is a commune of 572 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Colombey et du Sud Toulois. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favières | 572 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chaligny | 2,729 | 13 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | 13 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Neufchâteau Vosges | 6,732 | 14 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Mirecourt Vosges | 4,700 | 14 | C− | A+ | D | C− |
| Ludres | 5,843 | 15 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Toul | 15,768 | 15 | C+ | A | C− | C |
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.