Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 5,183.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Homes are affordable (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 7.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 47% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #17 of 68 in Moselle. That leaves it better than 55% of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 13.6% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 L'Hôpital 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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The one thing L'Hôpital does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Hôpital as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Catherine, in Hombourg-Haut, 3.1 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in L'Hôpital is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Hôpital.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in L'Hôpital. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 414 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 609, 47% more.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
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
2025 saw 98 offenses recorded in L'Hôpital. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in L'Hôpital (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence 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, 4.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.1 mi away. School results put the town #12 of 78 in Moselle.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François RabelaisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 81%+3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Ernest CuveletteNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 21 | 81%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
L'Hôpital has a median age of 44 years. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| L'Hôpital | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 13.6% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €22,870 a year per consumption unit, below Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in L'Hôpital at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2 notable people were born in L'Hôpital.
Michel Ordener: Henri-François Riesener, Public domain
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
L'Hôpital is a commune of 5,183 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hôpital | 5,183 | — | B− | A | B+ | D− |
| Carling | 3,291 | 0.9 | A | A | A+ | A− |
| Hombourg-Haut | 5,976 | 2.7 | C | C+ | A− | D− |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 13,266 | 3.4 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
| Creutzwald | 12,254 | 3.4 | C− | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Saint-Avold | 14,755 | 3.5 | B− | B+ | C− | C |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg | 2,888 | 3.9 | — | B+ | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #23 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #12 of 78 in Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 November 9, 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.