Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, this town has 9,913 residents.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest subject is walkability — 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety is a strength too (B+): an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €1,830/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Nancy. The trade-off is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.2% unemployment. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #28 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. That leaves it better than 60% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and C+ for health.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
The 2 things Saint-Max does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Max 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 Saint-Max as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne guinguette, dite La Cure d'Air Trianon, in Malzéville, 0.7 mi away.
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Saint-Max. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy2.2 km southwest, in Nancy
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy2.1 km southwest, in Nancy
MuseumPalais des ducs de Lorraine – Musée lorrain2.2 km west, in Nancy
MuseumMusée de l'École de Nancy4 km southwest, in Nancy
MuseumMuséum-aquarium de Nancy1.7 km southwest, in NancyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Max.
12.2% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 17.4% of working residents in Saint-Max to work at the census. The median disposable income is €25,300 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
All told, Saint-Max had 171 recorded offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (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 armed robbery, 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, 0.4% 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.
For exam results, it comes #13 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The bac pass rate near Saint-Max is 94.4%, about level with Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 86%±0 pts |
| Lycée Arthur VaroquauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre de Coubertin PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 69 | 96%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 25% of the population. 12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Saint-Max are older than 43.8.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Max | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 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.
Life expectancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Its three care homes for older people (207 places) count their residents as Saint-Max’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. 1,290 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,224: 5% above.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
470 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Max, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,830/m². Houses in Saint-Max sell for €2,357/m² and apartments for €1,715/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 470 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,357/m² | 134 |
| Apartments | €1,715/m² | 336 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Max is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-Max.
Manuel da Costa: Рыбакова Елена, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Max | 9,913 | — | B | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Essey-lès-Nancy | 8,670 | 0.7 | C+ | C+ | C | C− |
| Malzéville | 7,820 | 1.1 | B− | C+ | C | B |
| Tomblaine | 9,117 | 1.6 | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Nancy | 103,671 | 1.7 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Saulxures-lès-Nancy | 4,344 | 2 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Pulnoy | 5,099 | 2.2 | A− | C− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #21 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #13 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,830/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.14/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Max grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Saint-Max is a commune of 9,913 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.