Fameck grades D− overall: better than 3% of compared French towns, and #66 of 68 in Moselle. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 15.8% unemployment. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Fameck 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Fameck has higher unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 15.8%
The median disposable income is €22,540 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Fameck didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 8.0% of working residents in Fameck to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport8%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,050
jobs based in Fameck, 0.6 per working resident
15.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,540
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 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Fameck’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Fameck records 102 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,284 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,382, 8% more. In Moselle, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has 10 family doctors.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Fameck · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
5 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
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Fameck, above Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 19% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, above Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Fameck are older than 40.2.
40.2median age
FameckMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Fameck: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Fameck is Église de Morlange. Before 1919: that is when 2.9% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Fameck ranks above 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The graded crime recorded most in Fameck was criminal damage (2025). In all, 295 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.1 cases of violence against people and 13.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage103
Other physical violence68
Family violence48
Burglary22
Sexual violence20
Theft from vehicles20
Vehicle theft14
Theft without violence79
Fraud57
Drug use35
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.
9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
295
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 · For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Abbaye de Justemont and 6 more in and around Fameck
Heritage, gardens and family days out in and near Fameck. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fameck
Is Fameck safe?
It grades B− for safety, #44 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 103 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fameck good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns and #75 of 78 in Moselle. 88% of 363 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Fameck
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Fameck is a commune of 14,788 people in the Thionville Fensch Agglomération. 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.
