Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
4,684 residents make their home in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.
Le Ban-Saint-Martin’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The trade-off is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 43% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #14 of 68 in Moselle. Nationally, it does better than 59% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Le Ban-Saint-Martin 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Le Ban-Saint-Martin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Le Ban-Saint-Martin. Best known first.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz3.1 km southeast, in Metz
ChâteauPorte des Allemands2.8 km east, in Metz
MuseumMusée de la Cour d'Or2.3 km east, in MetzAttractionAttractionTour Bismarckin townCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz2.1 km east, in MetzPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Ban-Saint-Martin.
9.4% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 21.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 900 jobs are based in Le Ban-Saint-Martin, for 2,150 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
More of the graded crimes in Le Ban-Saint-Martin were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Violence against people averaged 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.1. 2025 saw 82 offenses recorded locally.
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 · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. 17% of residents are 65 or over, below Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half of Le Ban-Saint-Martin is older than 39.8, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.2% of the total, between Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 403 residents of Le Ban-Saint-Martin died, against 389 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. 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. 7 GPs practise locally.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Ban-Saint-Martin is 92.2%, close to both Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #31 of 78 in Moselle. At the eight general lycées, 96% of 2,344 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean BauchezNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 84%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis de CormontaigneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 271 | 93%−1 pt |
| Collège Jules FerryBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 81%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Le Ban-Saint-Martin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château Lasalle: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
4 notable people were born in Le Ban-Saint-Martin.
Victor Zvunka: Panini, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | 4,684 | — | B | C− | A | B− |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 4,102 | 0.6 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Scy-Chazelles | 2,753 | 1.6 | — | D | — | C |
| Woippy | 14,967 | 1.8 | D− | D | C− | D− |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 2 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Metz | 122,572 | 2.1 | D | C− | D | C |
| Moulins-lès-Metz | 5,265 | 2.2 | C | C− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #16 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #31 of 78 in Moselle. 93% of 271 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis de Cormontaigne in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Le Ban-Saint-Martin is a commune of 4,684 people in the Metz Métropole. 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
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.