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SancyMeurthe-et-Moselle

This town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 365.

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Sancy has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Sancy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sancy’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Sancy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Église Saint-Brice (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sancy.

History

Old homes shape Sancy: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Sancy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Sancy are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

20% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.

44.5median age
SancyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sancy
SancyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–247.7%11%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma20%21%19%
CAP or BEP38%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education20%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 2.4% of commuters in Sancy go to work without a car, fewer than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Sancy has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Of those in the labour force, 11.4% are unemployed. 3.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sancy, 0.4 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 8.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.7 mi off.

76.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sancy76.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gaston RamonNearest collègeCollègeCollège7489%−3 pts

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76.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8.6 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sancy is €10.92/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Sancy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sancy€10.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€11.08/m²
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €13.74/m² a month)
€11.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sancy

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Landmarks

Sancy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Sancy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sancy yet.

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Sancy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Meurthe-et-Moselle →
TrieuxFontoyNeufchefKnutangeNilvangeAlgrangeTrieuxFontoyNeufchefKnutangeNilvangeAlgrangeSancy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sancy365—————
Trieux2,7531.6C+BAC−
Fontoy Moselle3,1843.4C+C+A+D
Neufchef Moselle2,6505—C−—B
Knutange Moselle3,1995.2D−C+CD−
Nilvange Moselle4,3415.7DCBC−
Algrange Moselle5,8025.9DCBD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sancy

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Sancy is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté de communes Coeur du Pays Haut. 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

Population
365 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Coeur du Pays Haut
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
54491

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 4, 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.