Overall, Longwy earns a C, which places it #52 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Nationally, it does better than a quarter of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,917/m² takes 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Agglomération du Grand Longwy. It is easy to get around without a car: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety is weaker too — an average of 13.7 recorded violent incidents and 20.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Longwy 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 Longwy.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
More people in Longwy are out of work than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.3%
The median disposable income was €21,120 a year per consumption unit, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€25,715) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 22.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport16%
On foot6%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
4,100
jobs based in Longwy, 0.7 per working resident
18.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Longwy sits above 89% of compared French towns
The police record for Longwy lists 474 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
13.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage207
Other physical violence94
Family violence80
Theft from vehicles27
Burglary25
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft18
Theft without violence88
Fraud82
Drug use80
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.
13.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
474
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Longwy: 13% are 15 to 24, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Longwy has a median age of 40.5 years.
40.5median age
LongwyMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Longwy than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,917/m²: 471 houses and apartments sold in Longwy between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in Longwy goes for €1,934/m², an apartment for €1,888/m². Houses accounted for 54% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,917/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Longwy€1,917/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,934/m²
253
Apartments
€1,888/m²
218
€14.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.95 to €18.25/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Agglomération du Grand Longwy
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Longwy sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 91 in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,479 deaths in Longwy between 2016 and 2025, close to the 1,485 that France’s rates at each age predict. Life expectancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Longwy can choose among 9 GPs.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Longwy · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Mont St Martin Groupe Sos Sante
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Longwy is Église de Longwy-haut. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Église de Longwy-haut: Photo: Original uploader was Aimelaime at fr.wikipedia · Public domain · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain · Maison de l'Intendance: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Puits couvert, à Longwy-Haut: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
Claude Florimond de Mercy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Gaston Féry: Agence Rol, Public domain · Geneviève de Fontenay: Erio TAC FRANCE, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Paul Aubé: Paul Gauguin, Public domain · Jean-Marc Todeschini: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pierre Amidieu du Clos: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain
Longwy’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Longwy
Is Longwy safe?
It grades D for safety, #53 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 207 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Longwy good?
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns and #22 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. 94% of 469 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Alfred Mézières in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Longwy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,917/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Longwy grades C+ for cost of living.
About Longwy
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Longwy is a commune of 15,679 people in the Agglomération du Grand Longwy. 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.
