Grand Est

Grand Est has 5,560,079 residents in 10 départements and 5,112 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €980/m² in Haute-Marne to €2,130/m² in Marne.

Region · 10 départements · 5,112 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

5,560,079residents2022 census

59%of households own their homemain home

56%housesof all homes

4%second homesof all homes

Grand Est · 5,112 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 10 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Ardennes (08)	267,204	448	€1,200/m²	–	61%	10%	14.8%	4%
Aube (10)	311,076	431	€1,550/m²	–	58%	11%	13.9%	5%
Bas-Rhin (67)	1,156,963	514	–	–	56%	9%	10.3%	3%
Haut-Rhin (68)	767,800	366	–	–	61%	10%	11.6%	4%
Haute-Marne (52)	169,865	426	€980/m²	–	65%	12%	11.5%	8%
Marne (51)	564,107	611	€2,130/m²	–	52%	9%	11.8%	4%
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	732,898	591	€1,920/m²	–	58%	10%	11.6%	2%
Meuse (55)	180,745	493	€1,050/m²	–	68%	11%	11.4%	5%
Moselle (57)	1,050,721	725	–	–	60%	9%	11.3%	2%
Vosges (88)	358,700	507	€1,340/m²	–	64%	12%	12.4%	10%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

5,560,079 residents and 2,550,432 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%

aged under 15

17%

aged 15–29

28%

aged 60 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

24%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

2,935,721 homes, 87% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

56%

of homes are houses

59%

of households own their home

14%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

empty homes

84%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191911%

1919–194510%

1946–197024%

1971–199028%

1991–200515%

2006–201913%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.6%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

29%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

29%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Ardennes Aube Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Haute-Marne Marne Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges