Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
5,165 people live in this town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Little here grades badly. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With an A+ overall, Seichamps is better than 97% of compared French towns and ranks #2 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. A 70 m² home at the median €2,332/m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Nancy. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Seichamps does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Seichamps 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Seichamps 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, 1.7 mi away.
1.6% 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 Seichamps.
7.9% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €27,780 a year per consumption unit, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Seichamps counts 0.5 jobs (1,000 jobs, 2,100 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
All told, Seichamps had 79 recorded offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime 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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 563 deaths in Seichamps from 2016 to 2025; there were 420, 25% fewer. In Meurthe-et-Moselle, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Seichamps can choose among 6 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Seichamps is 91.9%, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #10 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. At the general lycée, 97% of 405 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| 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 |
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%). Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Seichamps | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,332/m², comes from 155 sales of houses and apartments in Seichamps from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,342/m² | 147 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Seichamps 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 Seichamps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seichamps | 5,165 | — | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Pulnoy | 5,099 | 0.8 | A− | C− | A− | B |
| Essey-lès-Nancy | 8,670 | 2 | C+ | C+ | C | C− |
| Saulxures-lès-Nancy | 4,344 | 2.3 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Saint-Max | 9,913 | 2.7 | B | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Tomblaine | 9,117 | 3 | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Malzéville | 7,820 | 3.5 | B− | C+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #8 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #10 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. 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 €2,332/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Seichamps grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Seichamps is a commune of 5,165 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.