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A town of 2,418 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Aumetz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Aumetz 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.
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Aumetz has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aumetz.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 216 residents of Aumetz died, against 199 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Life expectancy at birth in Moselle is 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Aumetz is Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville, 9.8 mi away. 3 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 6.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lionel TerrayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 92%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The jobless rate is 8.9%. 7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 450 jobs are based in Aumetz, for 1,050 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
8.1% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. 20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Aumetz | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Aumetz. Best known first.
MuseumÉcomusée des mines de fer de Lorrainein townFortFortAumetz - B2in townFortFortAumetz - B3in townFortFortOuvrage de Bréhain4.1 km northwest, in Bréhain-la-VillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Aumetz has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Aumetz.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumetz | 2,418 | — | — | C− | — | D |
| Villerupt Meurthe-et-Moselle | 10,102 | 3.3 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Ottange | 2,960 | 3.4 | B− | C− | A+ | C− |
| Audun-le-Tiche | 7,356 | 3.8 | C | D | C | B− |
| Fontoy | 3,184 | 5.1 | C+ | C+ | A+ | D |
| Algrange | 5,802 | 6.1 | D | C | B | D |
| Hussigny-Godbrange Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3,912 | 6.3 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Aumetz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Aumetz is a commune of 2,418 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Haut Val d'Alzette. 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
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 October 30, 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.