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This town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 508.
There are no grades for Haroué: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Haroué does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Haroué: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haroué.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 25% have a degree. Half of Haroué is older than 45.9, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Haroué | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Haroué is Château de Craon.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
200 jobs are based in Haroué, for 200 working residents (1.1 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how one in ten commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Haroué didn’t travel to work at all.
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 Haroué: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Haroué has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Craon: Photo: M.Minderhoud · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Haroué as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haroué | 508 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charmes Vosges | 4,484 | 8.6 | D | A | D | D− |
| Ludres | 5,843 | 10 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | 11 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Rosières-aux-Salines | 2,810 | 11 | B+ | A− | C | C− |
| Damelevières | 3,080 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Chaligny | 2,729 | 11 | A | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Haroué is a commune of 508 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Saintois. 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
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.