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WavilleMeurthe-et-Moselle

Home to 433 people, this town lies in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Waville a good place to live?

Waville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Hubert
Église Saint-Hubert · Classé · Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
Waville’s story

Waville in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Waville counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1921First protected: Église Saint-Hubert
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Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Hubert: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Waville.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Waville, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

40.4median age

17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents. Half of Waville is older than 40.4, half younger.

WavilleMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Waville
WavilleMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–249.1%11%11%
25–4428%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+17%22%22%
No diploma21%21%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education28%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Waville: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Waville is Église Saint-Hubert.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Waville than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9%

8%walk, cycle or take transit

After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,330 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Waville counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). No commute at all: 3.2% of working residents locally at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Waville, 0.2 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,330
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Waville than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.63/m² a month

€9.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.10/m² a month. Houses were just over three quarters of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Waville.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Waville€9.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€11.08/m²
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.62 to €12.16/m² a month)
€8.10/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 Waville

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Famous people from Waville

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

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About Waville

Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est

Waville is a commune of 433 people in the Communauté de communes Mad et Moselle. 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
433 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mad et Moselle
Département
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
54593

Waville’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 →
Pagny-sur-MoselleArs-sur-MosellePont-à-MoussonBlénod-lès-Pont-à-MoussonMoulins-lès-MetzMarlyPagny-sur-MoselleArs-sur-MosellePont-à-MoussonBlénod-lès-Pont-à-MoussonMoulins-lès-MetzMarlyWaville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Waville433—————
Pagny-sur-Moselle3,9193.7BBA−C+
Ars-sur-Moselle Moselle4,6167.3CB−B+D
Pont-à-Mousson14,1908.5B−B+CC−
Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson4,6599.8B+B+B+B−
Moulins-lès-Metz Moselle5,2659.9CC−DC+
Marly Moselle10,28610B−C−C+B−

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

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 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.