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Home to 211 people, this town lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Laix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de route, in Morfontaine, 1.3 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laix.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Laix | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.6% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €28,010 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Laix at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €10.33/m² a month. 2 houses and apartments changed hands in Laix from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Laix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laix yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laix | 211 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Réhon | 3,863 | 3.7 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Lexy | 3,904 | 4.4 | C+ | D | C+ | C− |
| Haucourt-Moulaine | 3,495 | 4.4 | B | C | A | B+ |
| Herserange | 4,170 | 5.1 | C | C+ | B− | C |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 3,912 | 5.1 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
| Longwy | 15,679 | 5.4 | C | C+ | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Laix is a commune of 211 people in the Agglomération du Grand Longwy. 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.