Boust has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.1 jobs per working resident; 4.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Boust 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 Boust.
Who lives here
Boust is a graduates’ town: 43% hold a degree, more than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 14% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.7% of the town.
40.6median age
BoustMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Boust is better off than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €38,260 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 4.6%, below both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Boust didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: the census found just over one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport10%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Boust, 0.1 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Boust has 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 4.5% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Boust is Église Saint-Maximin. 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
HealthHealth C+
Boust records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 103 in Moselle’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 58 residents of Boust died, against 64 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Boust is Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville, 4.7 mi away.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Boust · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Boust
Is Boust safe?
Boust has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Boust good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Boust
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Boust is a commune of 1,157 people in the Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs. 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.
