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A town of 1,554 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Housing is within reach (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Labry 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 Labry 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.
Labry has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Labry does most differently from other towns.
Labry has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Labry has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Tour Mahuet: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Labry.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,839/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Labry from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 82% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €10.41/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,976/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (62 places) counts its residents as Labry’s; allowing for it, deaths were 6% below expected. 289 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 223: 30% above. The nearest emergency department to Labry is Centre hospitalier de Briey Hopital Maillot, 6.4 mi away. Women in Meurthe-et-Moselle live to 84.7 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. The median resident of Labry is 47.1 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Labry | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Labry didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 2.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Castles and fortifications, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 97% of 189 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis AragonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 156 | 87%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean ZayNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 189 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Labry. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Labry yet.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Labry is a commune of 1,554 people in the Communauté de communes Orne Lorraine Confluences. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labry | 1,554 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Jarny | 8,050 | 1 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Auboué | 2,650 | 5.1 | C | A− | B+ | C− |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes Moselle | 4,519 | 5.7 | C+ | C | B | D |
| Homécourt | 6,254 | 6 | C− | A− | C+ | C− |
| Val de Briey | 8,130 | 6.4 | C+ | C+ | C− | B− |
| Jœuf | 6,392 | 7 | C | A | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Labry has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 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 57% 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 €1,839/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Labry grades B+ 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 4, 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.
