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Val-et-ChâtillonMeurthe-et-Moselle

Population 552: a town in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Val-et-Châtillon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Val-et-Châtillon out for now. Homes change hands at a median €463/m². 16% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Val-et-Châtillon stand out

The 2 things Val-et-Châtillon does most differently from other towns.

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Val-et-Châtillon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Val-et-Châtillon’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Val-et-Châtillon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François de Klopstein, born in 1837, is the one person born in Val-et-Châtillon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2016First protected: Domaine du château de Châtillon
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Landmarks

Val-et-Châtillon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-et-Châtillon.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Val-et-Châtillon than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 10% of adults

49.2median age

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Val-et-Châtillon has a median age of 49.2.

Val-et-ChâtillonMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma38%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education10%

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 Val-et-Châtillon
Val-et-ChâtillonMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4418%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+27%22%22%
No diploma38%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%28%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education10%27%30%

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

History

Val-et-Châtillon keeps more of its old housing than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Val-et-Châtillon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
2016
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Val-et-Châtillon, 22.1%, runs above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €19,890 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Val-et-Châtillon, 0.1 per working resident
22.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,890
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

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Val-et-Châtillon than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 74.0%

74.0%passed the brevet

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 13 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Val-et-Châtillon74.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la Haute VezouzeNearest collègeCollègeCollège5874%−12 pts
74.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −12 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Val-et-Châtillon than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.46/m² a month

€463/m²median sale price

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

Val-et-Châtillon recorded 30 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Val-et-Châtillon€463/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€463/m²30
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €11.69/m² a month)
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Val-et-Châtillon

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Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Bonmoutier and 4 more in and around Val-et-Châtillon

Heritage and museums in and near Val-et-Châtillon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Val-et-Châtillon

One notable person was born in Val-et-Châtillon.

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About Val-et-Châtillon

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Val-et-Châtillon is a commune of 552 people in the Communauté de communes de Vezouze en Piémont. 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
552 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Vezouze en Piémont
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.3 km²)
INSEE code
54540

Val-et-Châtillon’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 →
Raon-l'ÉtapeLa BroqueSarrebourgMoyenmoutierBaccaratRaon-l'ÉtapeLa BroqueSarrebourgMoyenmoutierBaccaratVal-et-Châtillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Val-et-Châtillon552—————
Raon-l'Étape Vosges5,88612C−AC+D−
La Broque Bas-Rhin2,62513DC−BD−
Sarrebourg Moselle12,17013B−BC+D
Moyenmoutier Vosges3,13413AAAA
Baccarat4,08913B−ABC

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

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.