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A town of 10,286 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Marly grades B− overall: better than 53% of compared French towns, and #18 of 68 in Moselle. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 43% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 7.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Marly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marly 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 lists no building in Marly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus, in Metz, 2.7 mi away.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Marly. Best known first.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz4.9 km north, in MetzGardenGardenJardin botanique de Metz4.2 km north, in Montigny-lès-MetzAttractionAttractionHôtel des Postes de Metz4.9 km north, in MetzFortFortFort de Metz-Queuleu4.7 km northeast, in MetzFortFortGroupe fortifié Verdun4.9 km southwest, in AugnyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Courcelles (Montigny-lès-Metz)4 km north, in Montigny-lès-MetzPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marly.
For Marly, that is above both Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.7% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
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
Marly sits above both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. 14% of residents are children under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Marly | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 278 offenses in the graded categories in Marly in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here.
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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,067 residents of Marly died, against 1,109 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (116 places) count their residents as Marly’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Marly above both Moselle’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La LouvièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 84 | 90%−4 pts |
| Lycée Jean XXIII PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège Jean MermozBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 134 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marly is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marly as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marly | 10,286 | — | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 2 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Moulins-lès-Metz | 5,265 | 2.6 | C | C− | D | C+ |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 4,102 | 3.4 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Metz | 122,572 | 3.4 | D | C− | D | C |
| Scy-Chazelles | 2,753 | 3.5 | — | D | — | C |
| Ars-sur-Moselle | 4,616 | 4 | C | B− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #52 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 78 burglaries and 83 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #28 of 78 in Moselle. 99% of 165 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean XXIII in 2025, at 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
Marly is a commune of 10,286 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 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.