Press kit · department 57

Moselle.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Algrange	Small cities	5,928	1 / 33	81 / 1747
Hettange-Grande	Small cities	7,768	2 / 33	118 / 1747
Hombourg-Haut	Small cities	6,122	3 / 33	124 / 1747
Marange-Silvange	Small cities	6,517	4 / 33	150 / 1747
Petite-Rosselle	Small cities	6,176	5 / 33	159 / 1747
Montigny-lès-Metz	Mid-size cities	21,869	1 / 4	64 / 470
Farébersviller	Small cities	5,226	6 / 33	311 / 1747
Guénange	Small cities	7,922	7 / 33	338 / 1747
Boulay-Moselle	Small cities	5,479	8 / 33	395 / 1747
Hagondange	Small cities	9,300	9 / 33	418 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Avold	Small cities	14,828	33 / 33	1200 / 1747
Woippy	Small cities	14,394	32 / 33	1165 / 1747
Faulquemont	Small cities	5,154	31 / 33	1164 / 1747
Creutzwald	Small cities	12,389	30 / 33	1143 / 1747
Marly	Small cities	9,937	29 / 33	1040 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sarrebourg	Small cities	12,274	1 / 33	6 / 1747
Behren-lès-Forbach	Small cities	6,299	2 / 33	58 / 1747
Sarreguemines	Mid-size cities	20,324	1 / 4	17 / 470
Farébersviller	Small cities	5,226	3 / 33	124 / 1747
Forbach	Mid-size cities	21,111	2 / 4	44 / 470
Boulay-Moselle	Small cities	5,479	4 / 33	164 / 1747
Hettange-Grande	Small cities	7,768	5 / 33	187 / 1747
Faulquemont	Small cities	5,154	6 / 33	234 / 1747
Thionville	Mid-size cities	42,778	3 / 4	78 / 470
Hagondange	Small cities	9,300	7 / 33	290 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Woippy	Small cities	14,394	33 / 33	1025 / 1747
Fameck	Small cities	14,759	32 / 33	1005 / 1747
Maizières-lès-Metz	Small cities	11,725	31 / 33	962 / 1747
Talange	Small cities	8,044	30 / 33	946 / 1747
Rombas	Small cities	9,534	29 / 33	871 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sarrebourg	Small cities	12,274	1 / 33	66 / 1747
Saint-Avold	Small cities	14,828	2 / 33	101 / 1747
Freyming-Merlebach	Small cities	13,069	3 / 33	117 / 1747
Terville	Small cities	7,609	4 / 33	212 / 1747
Sarreguemines	Mid-size cities	20,324	1 / 4	70 / 470
Metz	Large cities	121,695	1 / 1	8 / 53
Yutz	Small cities	17,497	5 / 33	293 / 1747
Hagondange	Small cities	9,300	6 / 33	359 / 1747
Hayange	Small cities	16,013	7 / 33	419 / 1747
Marly	Small cities	9,937	8 / 33	489 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Hettange-Grande	Small cities	7,768	33 / 33	1564 / 1747
Amnéville	Small cities	10,853	32 / 33	1558 / 1747
Audun-le-Tiche	Small cities	7,268	31 / 33	1551 / 1747
Algrange	Small cities	5,928	30 / 33	1535 / 1747
Petite-Rosselle	Small cities	6,176	29 / 33	1454 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sarreguemines	Mid-size cities	20,324	1 / 4	9 / 470
Boulay-Moselle	Small cities	5,479	1 / 33	60 / 1747
Sarrebourg	Small cities	12,274	2 / 33	78 / 1747
Moulins-lès-Metz	Small cities	5,161	3 / 33	85 / 1747
Metz	Large cities	121,695	1 / 1	3 / 53
Saint-Avold	Small cities	14,828	4 / 33	168 / 1747
Thionville	Mid-size cities	42,778	2 / 4	81 / 470
Farébersviller	Small cities	5,226	5 / 33	378 / 1747
Algrange	Small cities	5,928	6 / 33	388 / 1747
Faulquemont	Small cities	5,154	7 / 33	409 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Fameck	Small cities	14,759	1 / 33	221 / 1747
Thionville	Mid-size cities	42,778	1 / 4	60 / 470
Amnéville	Small cities	10,853	2 / 33	260 / 1747
Yutz	Small cities	17,497	3 / 33	265 / 1747
Terville	Small cities	7,609	4 / 33	280 / 1747
Florange	Small cities	11,891	5 / 33	486 / 1747
Boulay-Moselle	Small cities	5,479	6 / 33	519 / 1747
Woippy	Small cities	14,394	7 / 33	575 / 1747
Sarrebourg	Small cities	12,274	8 / 33	645 / 1747
Metz	Large cities	121,695	1 / 1	21 / 53

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sarreguemines	Mid-size cities	20,324	1 / 4	44 / 470
Metz	Large cities	121,695	1 / 1	12 / 53
Thionville	Mid-size cities	42,778	2 / 4	126 / 470
Moulins-lès-Metz	Small cities	5,161	1 / 33	487 / 1747
Boulay-Moselle	Small cities	5,479	2 / 33	517 / 1747
Sarrebourg	Small cities	12,274	3 / 33	525 / 1747
Saint-Avold	Small cities	14,828	4 / 33	530 / 1747
Farébersviller	Small cities	5,226	5 / 33	550 / 1747
Marly	Small cities	9,937	6 / 33	627 / 1747
Terville	Small cities	7,609	7 / 33	668 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Moyeuvre-Grande	Small cities	7,320	33 / 33	1536 / 1747
Rombas	Small cities	9,534	32 / 33	1517 / 1747
Amnéville	Small cities	10,853	31 / 33	1487 / 1747
Uckange	Small cities	7,001	30 / 33	1444 / 1747
Woippy	Small cities	14,394	29 / 33	1443 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Hagondange	Small cities	9,300	1 / 33	16 / 1747
Terville	Small cities	7,609	2 / 33	75 / 1747
Moulins-lès-Metz	Small cities	5,161	3 / 33	128 / 1747
Stiring-Wendel	Small cities	11,048	4 / 33	171 / 1747
Audun-le-Tiche	Small cities	7,268	5 / 33	212 / 1747
Hôpital	Small cities	5,179	6 / 33	252 / 1747
Freyming-Merlebach	Small cities	13,069	7 / 33	347 / 1747
Amnéville	Small cities	10,853	8 / 33	369 / 1747
Hettange-Grande	Small cities	7,768	9 / 33	418 / 1747
Woippy	Small cities	14,394	10 / 33	517 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Talange	Small cities	8,044	33 / 33	1644 / 1747
Mondelange	Small cities	5,739	32 / 33	1637 / 1747
Florange	Small cities	11,891	31 / 33	1508 / 1747
Hombourg-Haut	Small cities	6,122	30 / 33	1498 / 1747
Creutzwald	Small cities	12,389	29 / 33	1391 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Hettange-Grande	Small cities	7,768	1 / 33	215 / 1747
Sarreguemines	Mid-size cities	20,324	1 / 4	59 / 470
Algrange	Small cities	5,928	2 / 33	237 / 1747
Saint-Avold	Small cities	14,828	3 / 33	296 / 1747
Hombourg-Haut	Small cities	6,122	4 / 33	319 / 1747
Creutzwald	Small cities	12,389	5 / 33	336 / 1747
Thionville	Mid-size cities	42,778	2 / 4	101 / 470
Forbach	Mid-size cities	21,111	3 / 4	102 / 470
Marange-Silvange	Small cities	6,517	6 / 33	442 / 1747
Hayange	Small cities	16,013	7 / 33	500 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.