Étain grades C− overall: better than 21% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Étain 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 Étain.
HousingCost of living A
The middle sale price in Étain: €1,263/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.86/m² a month, close to Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.17/m² a month. Houses were 93% of what sold.
€1,263/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Étain€1,263/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,320/m²
125
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.36 to €10.66/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,060
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Étain
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Étain has a higher adjusted death rate than 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Étain records 104 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Meuse’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 416 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 516, 24% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Étain is Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas, 12.1 mi away. Women in Meuse live to 85.2 on average and men to 77.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Étain · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Étain sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Étain comes 7th of the 9 compared towns in Meuse on the Safety Grade. In 2025, 133 offenses were recorded locally. Graded property crimes ran at 15.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 14.3 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
14.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage63
Other physical violence22
Sexual violence19
Family violence18
Theft from vehicles11
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence25
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.
14.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
133
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.7%
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 · Small counts of burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Étain walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 11.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,520 a year per consumption unit, near Meuse’s towns (€22,850) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 1,500 jobs are based in Étain, for 1,350 working residents (1.1 per worker). Unemployment runs at 11.9%.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,500
jobs based in Étain, 1.1 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Étain is Église Saint-Martin. Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, below Meuse’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Meuse’s towns (14%). Among adults, 20% have a degree. Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
45.7median age
ÉtainMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Étain
Is Étain safe?
It grades C− for safety, #7 of 9 in Meuse.
Are schools in Étain good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #8 of 10 in Meuse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Étain expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Étain grades A for cost of living.
About Étain
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Étain is a commune of 3,375 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Étain. 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.
