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2,753 people call this town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est home. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The weak point is schools — brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At C+ overall, Trieux is better than 43% of compared French towns and ranks #38 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Crime is low (A): an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €2,325/m², so 70 m² costs 6.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Coeur du Pays Haut.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 3 things Trieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Trieux 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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Trieux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trieux.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #52 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Near Trieux, 83.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joliot CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 83%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Trieux logged 33 recorded offenses. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 21.6% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Graduates make up 25% of adults. Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Trieux has a median age of 37.7 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Trieux | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 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.
Trieux has 2 family doctors. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Trieux come to 98 per 100 predicted. 178 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 182: 2% below. Women in Meurthe-et-Moselle live to 84.7 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. 7.2% of its homes were built before 1919, near both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
89 sales of houses and apartments in Trieux, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,325/m². Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,409/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €27,160 a year per consumption unit, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Trieux: 300, for 1,250 residents in work (0.2 each). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Trieux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Trieux.
Marc Paygnard: Kergeo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trieux | 2,753 | — | C+ | B | A | C− |
| Fontoy Moselle | 3,184 | 3.6 | C+ | C+ | A+ | D |
| Neufchef Moselle | 2,650 | 4.3 | — | C− | — | B |
| Val de Briey | 8,130 | 4.5 | C+ | C+ | C− | B− |
| Knutange Moselle | 3,199 | 4.9 | D− | C+ | C | D− |
| Nilvange Moselle | 4,341 | 5.5 | D | C | B | C− |
| Algrange Moselle | 5,802 | 6.1 | D | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. 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 €2,325/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Trieux grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Trieux is a commune of 2,753 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
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.
