What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Overall, Longuyon earns a C, better than 34% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #44 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The weak point is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment. Housing is within reach (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is a strength too — 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Longuyon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longuyon.
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Longuyon cost less than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,179/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais. In Longuyon, houses go for €1,640/m² and apartments for €912/m². Of the homes sold, 58% were houses.
€1,179/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Longuyon€1,179/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,640/m²
123
Apartments
€912/m²
90
€10.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.43 to €14.22/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Longuyon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
795 deaths in Longuyon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 670: 19% above. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Longuyon is Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante, 10.4 mi away. In Meurthe-et-Moselle, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Longuyon · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For walkability, Longuyon ranks above 79% of compared French towns
10.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income is €24,370 a year for each consumption unit. Unemployment runs at 11.8%.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,000
jobs based in Longuyon, 0.5 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.8 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #44 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Longuyon hold a degree than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
46.4median age
LonguyonMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Longuyon ranks above 59% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.3. Recorded offenses in Longuyon came to 110 in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Family violence29
Other physical violence14
Sexual violence12
Burglary9
Theft from vehicles7
Fraud21
Theft without violence17
Drug use16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
110
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Ruines du Château de Mussy-les-Longuyon and 3 more in and around Longuyon
Heritage and museums in and near Longuyon. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Longuyon
Is Longuyon safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #33 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Longuyon good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #44 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Longuyon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.95/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Longuyon grades A for cost of living.
About Longuyon
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Longuyon is a commune of 5,134 people in the Communauté de communes Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais. 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
5,134 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais
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.
