Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 431 people, lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Norroy-le-Sec is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Norroy-le-Sec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin-de-Mairy, in Mairy-Mainville, 2.8 mi away.
40% 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 Norroy-le-Sec.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 16% of residents are 65 or over. Residents of Norroy-le-Sec have a median age of 39.8.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Norroy-le-Sec | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,090 a year per consumption unit, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). Norroy-le-Sec has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Norroy-le-Sec went to work by public transport.
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.
General-bac pupils go 5.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul LangevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 86%+1 pt |
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.43/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Norroy-le-Sec.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Norroy-le-Sec 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 Norroy-le-Sec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norroy-le-Sec | 431 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bouligny Meuse | 2,507 | 3.2 | B | A | A+ | D |
| Val de Briey | 8,130 | 5.6 | C+ | C+ | C− | B− |
| Trieux | 2,753 | 6.2 | C+ | B | A | C− |
| Auboué | 2,650 | 8.8 | C | A− | B+ | C− |
| Jarny | 8,050 | 9 | C | B+ | C− | D |
| Étain Meuse | 3,375 | 9.1 | C− | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Norroy-le-Sec is a commune of 431 people in the Communauté de communes Orne Lorraine Confluences. 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.