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HarboueyMeurthe-et-Moselle

This town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 136.

Is Harbouey a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Harbouey is too small for the grades other French towns get. 19% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Harbouey stand out

The 2 things Harbouey does most differently from other towns.

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Harbouey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Harbouey’s story

No historic monuments in Harbouey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Harbouey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château, in Pierre-Percée, 7.2 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Harbouey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harbouey.

Who lives here

Harbouey has fewer young adults than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24

54.5median age

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 17% of adults. The age that splits Harbouey in two is 54.5.

HarboueyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Harbouey
HarboueyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–246.2%11%11%
25–4415%24%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+28%22%22%
No diploma24%21%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education17%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Harbouey, 15.8%, runs above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The census found 6.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €25,010 a year per consumption unit, in line with Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Harbouey, 0.2 per working resident
15.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

74.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 12 points below the expected rate

74.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.7 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Harbouey74.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la Haute VezouzeNearest collègeCollègeCollège5874%−12 pts
74.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −12 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Harbouey than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.46/m² a month

€8.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Harbouey from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Harbouey€8.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€11.08/m²
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.67 to €10.73/m² a month)
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Everything we know about Harbouey

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Famous people from Harbouey

One notable person was born in Harbouey.

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About Harbouey

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Harbouey is a commune of 136 people in the Communauté de communes de Vezouze en Piémont. 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
136 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Vezouze en Piémont
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code
54251

Harbouey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Meurthe-et-Moselle →
BaccaratRaon-l'ÉtapeMoyenmoutierSarrebourgLa BroqueLunévilleBaccaratRaon-l'ÉtapeMoyenmoutierSarrebourgLa BroqueLunévilleHarbouey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Harbouey136—————
Baccarat4,08911B−ABC
Raon-l'Étape Vosges5,88612C−AC+D−
Moyenmoutier Vosges3,13413AAAA
Sarrebourg Moselle12,17014B−BC+D
La Broque Bas-Rhin2,62516DC−BD−
Lunéville18,26218CA−DC−

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.