Gerbéviller’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Gerbéviller 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 Gerbéviller 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.
Chapelle de l'ancien couvent des Carmes dite aussi chapelle palatine: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gerbéviller.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gerbéviller than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.63/m² a month
€1,239/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,239/m², below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€1,859/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 95% of what sold. Sales in Gerbéviller from July 2023 to June 2026: 39 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gerbéviller€1,239/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,275/m²
37
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €10.98/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Gerbéviller, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns: 112 per 100 expected
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Gerbéviller is Centre hospitalier de Luneville, 6.5 mi away. 321 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 180: 78% above. 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. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw178
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Gerbéviller · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Luneville
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Luneville
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gerbéviller is easier to get around on foot than 80% of compared French towns
11%walk, cycle or take transit
Just over one in ten 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%). At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Gerbéviller didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €25,310 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Gerbéviller, 0.5 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Gerbéviller has fewer young adults than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24
46.4median age
Under 15: 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Gerbéviller split evenly at 46.4: half are older, half younger.
GerbévillerMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Gerbéviller keeps more of its old housing than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Gerbéviller is Domaine du château. This Meurthe-et-Moselle town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Gerbéviller is a commune of 1,316 people in the Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle. 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
Population
1,316 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.8 km²)
INSEE code
54222
Gerbéviller’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gerbéviller
Is Gerbéviller safe?
Gerbéviller has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Gerbéviller good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gerbéviller expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gerbéviller grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
