Fonds régional d’art contemporain de Lorraine: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mey.
History
Mey: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mey is Église catholique Saint-Pierre, dite aussi église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge-Marie. The protected list starts in the 12th century. 10% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Mey is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. Line up the people of Mey by age and the one in the middle is 43.2.
43.2median age
MeyMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Mey is better off than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,960 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.5% of people in the labour force have no job.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport8%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Mey, 0.1 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Mey is 95.5%, above Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one. At the six general lycées, 96% of 1,380 candidates passed the bac, 0.6 points above the expected rate.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mey
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Mey is a commune of 309 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
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.
