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This town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 6,524.
Fewer journeys need a car: 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Neuves-Maisons’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 78% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #13 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. What counts against it is health (C+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,696/m², so 70 m² costs 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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The one thing Neuves-Maisons does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Neuves-Maisons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Neuves-Maisons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neuves-Maisons.
Per resident in work, Neuves-Maisons counts 0.9 jobs (2,500 jobs, 2,750 workers). The median disposable income was €24,920 a year per consumption unit, close to both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 9.4% are unemployed.
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.
The split in Neuves-Maisons: €1,789/m² for houses, €1,451/m² for apartments. 238 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,696/m². The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,789/m² | 188 |
| Apartments | €1,451/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #7 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée des métiers du sanitaire et du social La TournelleNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Neuves-Maisons records 93 deaths per 100 expected. 696 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 650: 7% above. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Meurthe-et-Moselle is 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Neuves-Maisons can choose among 13 GPs.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.7% of the total, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. Neuves-Maisons has a median age of 44.8 years. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Neuves-Maisons | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
The police record for Neuves-Maisons lists 118 offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.3 violent offenses and 13.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Neuves-Maisons. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Neuves-Maisons.
Émilie Busquant: Unknown, Public domain
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Neuves-Maisons is a commune of 6,524 people in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | — | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Chaligny | 2,729 | 1 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Ludres | 5,843 | 2.8 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Villers-lès-Nancy | 14,718 | 3.8 | A− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 29,942 | 4.4 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Heillecourt | 5,414 | 4.8 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Laxou | 14,771 | 5.2 | B− | B− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #27 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #7 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. 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 €1,696/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Neuves-Maisons grades A− 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 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.