Delme has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 31% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Delme 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 Delme.
Schools
Schools around Delme do less well than those of 94% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Delme, about level with Moselle’s towns (84.3%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 15.3 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Delme loses more people than its age profile suggests, 111 per 100 expected, above Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Moselle: 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 193 deaths in Delme between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 125: 54% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Delme is Chr Metz Thionville Hopital de Mercy, 15 mi away. 5 GPs practise here.
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw154
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Delme · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital de Mercy
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital de Mercy
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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Delme has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
Per resident in work, Delme counts 0.8 jobs (400 jobs, 500 workers). The median disposable income was €27,160 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Delme, 0.8 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Delme keeps more of its old housing than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Delme has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Delme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, other physical violence led the graded crimes in Delme. Over 2025, Delme logged 12 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.1 cases of violence against people and 13 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
7.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence7
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
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.
7.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.2%
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 · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 36.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Delme
Is Delme safe?
Delme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Delme good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Delme
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Delme is a commune of 1,166 people in the Communauté de communes du Saulnois. 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.
