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Home to 374 people, this town lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Prény has none.
Prény has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Prény 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 Prény.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Prény has a median age of 48.2 years. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Prény | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Prény holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. No commute at all: 1.7% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
A collège lies 1.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 5.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Plante GribéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 83%−8 pts |
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.
Houses accounted for 84% of sales, apartments for the rest. Prény recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Prény. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prény yet.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Prény is a commune of 374 people in the Communauté de communes Mad et 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prény | 374 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pagny-sur-Moselle | 3,919 | 1.1 | B | B | A− | C+ |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 14,190 | 5.6 | B− | B+ | C | C− |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson | 4,659 | 7 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Ars-sur-Moselle Moselle | 4,616 | 7.7 | C | B− | B+ | D |
| Marly Moselle | 10,286 | 9.6 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Moulins-lès-Metz Moselle | 5,265 | 10 | C | C− | D | 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 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.