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LoreyMeurthe-et-Moselle

A town of 91 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Lorey a good place to live?

There are no grades for Lorey: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 16% of residents.

What makes Lorey stand out

The one thing Lorey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Lorey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lorey’s story

No historic monuments in Lorey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lorey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Haussonville, 2.2 mi away.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Lorey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorey.

Who lives here

Lorey has fewer older residents than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are 65 or over

41median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 16% of the population. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Lorey split evenly at 41: half are older, half younger.

LoreyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lorey
LoreyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2416%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+13%22%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education30%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lorey are out of work than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Lorey, 0.1 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

91.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lorey91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'EuronNearest collègeCollègeCollège11291%−2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lorey costs less than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.48/m² a month

€9.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Lorey recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lorey€9.48/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€11.08/m²
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.25 to €12.40/m² a month)
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lorey

13pages on Lorey
Nearby attractions

Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Belchamp and 4 more in and around Lorey

Heritage in and near Lorey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Lorey

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lorey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Lorey

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Lorey is a commune of 91 people in the Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle. 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
91 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Meurthe Mortagne Moselle
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
54324

Lorey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Meurthe-et-Moselle →
DamelevièresBlainville-sur-l'EauRosières-aux-SalinesDombasle-sur-MeurtheCharmesSaint-Nicolas-de-PortDamelevièresBlainville-sur-l'EauRosières-aux-SalinesDombasle-sur-MeurtheCharmesSaint-Nicolas-de-PortLorey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lorey91—————
Damelevières3,0805.4A+B+AA−
Blainville-sur-l'Eau3,8936BA−CD
Rosières-aux-Salines2,8106.5B+A−CC−
Dombasle-sur-Meurthe9,4248.6B+B+C+B
Charmes Vosges4,4848.9DADD−
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port7,3598.9A−AB−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 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.