Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. With a C+ overall, Toul is better than 44% of compared French towns. It ranks #35 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 13.6 recorded violent incidents and 16.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. On cost of living it is strong (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Toul 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 Toul.
History
Toul is rich in protected monuments: 34 per 10,000 residents, more than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 40 of the 53, make up the bulk. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2026. Toul has 53 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 47 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Remparts gallo-romains (vestiges).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Toul are out of work than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.6%
The median disposable income was €22,260 a year per consumption unit, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 17.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot9%
Public transport7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
8,750
jobs based in Toul, 1.5 per working resident
16.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Toul costs less than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,475/m², lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€1,859/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Apartments in Toul sell for €1,303/m², houses for €1,904/m². Houses were 47% of what sold.
€1,475/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Toul€1,475/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,904/m²
182
Apartments
€1,303/m²
208
€9.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.81 to €11.89/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres Touloises
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Toul records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Toul has 8,750 jobs for 5,850 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Recorded offenses in the town came to 463 in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
13.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage157
Other physical violence95
Family violence92
Theft from vehicles37
Sexual violence35
Burglary33
Vehicle theft14
Theft without violence86
Fraud76
Drug use52
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.
13.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
463
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Toul sees 95 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,694 deaths in Toul between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,495: 13% above. Average lifespans in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 21 family doctors.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Toul · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Charles de Toul
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Charles de Toul
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Toul skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Typical age in Toul: 41.9, the median.
41.9median age
ToulMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
86.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Toul is 95.0%, close to Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #38 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. At the general lycée, 96% of 292 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
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Toul’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Toul
Is Toul safe?
It grades C− for safety, #51 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 157 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Toul good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #38 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Toul expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Toul grades A for cost of living.
About Toul
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Toul is a commune of 15,768 people in the Communauté de communes Terres Touloises. 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.
