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Home to 5,099 people, this town lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. It is easy to get around without a car: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. With an A− overall, Pulnoy is better than 79% of compared French towns and ranks #10 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Recorded crime is low (A−): an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What holds it back is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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 Pulnoy 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Pulnoy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Saulxures, in Saulxures-lès-Nancy, 0.9 mi away.
0.6% 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 Pulnoy.
Pulnoy has 1,750 jobs for 2,000 working residents, 0.9 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,530 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 11.1% of working residents in Pulnoy went to work by public transport.
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.
In Pulnoy, houses go for €2,518/m² and apartments for €2,041/m². 142 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,346/m². Houses made up 75% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,518/m² | 107 |
| Apartments | €2,041/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
All told, Pulnoy had 89 recorded offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were burglary than anything else (2025).
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 sexual violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 5.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 322 candidates at 2 lycées. Its schools’ results rank #4 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The bac pass rate near Pulnoy is 94.0%, in line with Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Edmond de GoncourtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 94%+3 pts |
| Lycée Arthur VaroquauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée Henri LoritzBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 371 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. Graduates make up 33% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Pulnoy | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 528 deaths in Pulnoy between 2016 and 2025, close to the 526 that France’s rates at each age predict. For a family doctor, residents of Pulnoy can choose among 5 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Pulnoy. Best known first.
AttractionPorte Sainte-Catherine5 km west, in Nancy
ChâteauChâteau de Saulxures1.6 km south, in Saulxures-lès-NancyMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Bosserville4.5 km south, in Art-sur-MeurtheChâteauChâteauLe Château, Centre Culturel3.9 km west, in Saint-MaxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Pulnoy 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 Pulnoy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulnoy | 5,099 | — | A− | C− | A− | B |
| Seichamps | 5,165 | 0.8 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Saulxures-lès-Nancy | 4,344 | 1.4 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Essey-lès-Nancy | 8,670 | 1.5 | C+ | C+ | C | C− |
| Tomblaine | 9,117 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Saint-Max | 9,913 | 2.2 | B | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Malzéville | 7,820 | 3.2 | B− | C+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #4 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The lycée stands out: 97% of 405 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Arthur Varoquaux in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,346/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pulnoy grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Pulnoy is a commune of 5,099 people in the Métropole du Grand Nancy. 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) · 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.