Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 257 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Lachapelle is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lachapelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhirs de Pierre-Borne à la Maladrerie, in Raon-l'Étape, 1.7 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lachapelle 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 Lachapelle.
Graduates make up 18% of adults. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lachapelle | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €27,310 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Lachapelle, 79.2% passed the brevet, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 2 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 77%−5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Louis GeislerNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 75%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Lachapelle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Lachapelle. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lachapelle yet.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Lachapelle is a commune of 257 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire de Lunéville à Baccarat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle | 257 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raon-l'Étape Vosges | 5,886 | 2.6 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
| Baccarat | 4,089 | 3.2 | B− | A | B | C |
| Moyenmoutier Vosges | 3,134 | 5.9 | A | A | A | A |
| Rambervillers Vosges | 5,018 | 8.7 | C | A+ | D | B |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Vosges | 19,251 | 11 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Bruyères Vosges | 2,923 | 15 | C | A | D | 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.