Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. Housing is within reach: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade lands at B−, #23 of 68 in Moselle. That leaves it better than 47% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 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 Bouzonville 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 Bouzonville.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Bouzonville, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Moselle’s towns and compared French towns: 118 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bouzonville is Groupe Sos Sante Hopital de Saint Avold, 15.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 512 residents of Bouzonville died, against 356 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 44% more. Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Bouzonville can choose among 4 GPs.
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw144
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Bouzonville · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupe Sos Sante Hopital de Saint Avold
14.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Nabor de Saint Avold
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Bouzonville, 90.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest general lycée is 10 mi away. School results put the town #19 of 78 in Moselle.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in Bouzonville than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,140 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 11.2% are unemployed. At the census, 11.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,800
jobs based in Bouzonville, 1.3 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bouzonville has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bouzonville is Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Croix. The protected list starts in the 14th century. 3.9% of homes were built before 1919.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Bouzonville ranks below 50% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The graded crime recorded most in Bouzonville was family violence (2025). All told, Bouzonville had 96 recorded offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 12.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 8.6. The town has 1,800 jobs for 1,400 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
12.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence32
Criminal damage28
Other physical violence22
Sexual violence7
Burglary7
Fraud14
Drug use13
Theft without violence11
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.
12.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.2%
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 · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nearby attractions
Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bouzonville and 3 more in and around Bouzonville
Heritage and museums in and near Bouzonville. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bouzonville
Is Bouzonville safe?
It grades B− for safety, #40 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bouzonville good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #19 of 78 in Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Bouzonville
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Bouzonville is a commune of 3,721 people in the Communauté de communes Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières. 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
Population
3,721 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières
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.
