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A town of 1,150 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Lorquin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 25 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is walkability (A): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% 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 one thing Lorquin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lorquin 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 Culture ministry lists no building in Lorquin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré, in Saint-Quirin, 5.2 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorquin.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Deux SarresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 60%−25 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Moselle live to 83.6 on average and men to 79.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 233 residents of Lorquin died, against 127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 84% more. For a family doctor, residents of Lorquin can choose among 2 GPs.
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.
19.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 8.4%. For its 450 residents in work, Lorquin has 1,000 jobs: 2.2 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,060 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.93/m² a month. 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
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Lorquin is 50.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Lorquin | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Lorquin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Lorquin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorquin | 1,150 | — | — | A | — | D− |
| Sarrebourg | 12,170 | 5.2 | B− | B | C+ | D |
| Phalsbourg | 4,688 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| La Broque Bas-Rhin | 2,625 | 17 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Marmoutier Bas-Rhin | 2,699 | 17 | A | B+ | A | D |
| Saverne Bas-Rhin | 11,460 | 17 | C+ | B− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lorquin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Lorquin is a commune of 1,150 people in the Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. 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 October 30, 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.