Homes sell for a median €2,196/m², so 70 m² costs 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools, C+ for health and B for walkability. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Richardménil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Richardménil 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richardménil.
Who lives here
Richardménil has fewer young adults than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Nearly two in five adults hold a degree, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Richardménil split evenly at 50.9: half are older, half younger.
50.9median age
RichardménilMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Richardménil gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,196/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Richardménil from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.64/m² a month.
€2,196/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Richardménil€2,196/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,198/m²
61
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.14 to €14.71/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Richardménil are out of work than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €30,570 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Richardménil, 0.4 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Richardménil run higher than in 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
195 deaths in Richardménil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 217: 10% below. Average lifespans in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Richardménil can choose among 3 GPs.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Richardménil · 6.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Nancy Hopitaux de Brabois Adultes Enfants
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Nancy Maternite
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Richardménil
Is Richardménil safe?
Richardménil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Richardménil good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Richardménil expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,196/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Richardménil grades B for cost of living.
About Richardménil
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Richardménil is a commune of 2,389 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
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.