Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 30% of the population. The town has 1,364 residents and lies in Moselle, Grand Est.
Neufgrange’s best grade is for schools — bac results 4.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.8 points below the expected rate. Walkability is its weak spot — just over three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and B− for jobs & income. Homes are dear (C+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 38% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Neufgrange has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Neufgrange does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Neufgrange 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.
Neufgrange has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Neufgrange as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Musée régional, in Sarreguemines, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neufgrange.
5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 7.3%. Jobs located in Neufgrange: 100, for 600 residents in work (0.2 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of residents, below both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Neufgrange | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 92% of 230 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Near Neufgrange, 85.6% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with Moselle’s towns (84.3%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 82%−1 pt |
| Lycée Jean de PangeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 334 | 99%+2 pts |
| Lycée des métiers transfrontalier des services aux entreprises Henri NominéBest against expectations: 27 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 69 | 90%+27 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · 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
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. 130 deaths in Neufgrange between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 143: 9% below. The nearest emergency department to Neufgrange is Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines, 2.1 mi away.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Neufgrange. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la faïence de Sarreguemines3.5 km north, in Sarreguemines
ChâteauChâteau Utzschneider4.6 km north, in SarregueminesAttractionAttractionAncien four à faïence3.5 km north, in SarregueminesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Sarreguemines3.6 km north, in SarregueminesAttractionAttractionSource du commandant1.1 km north, in SarregueminesAttractionAttractionSystème d'écluse3.9 km north, in SarregueminesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Neufgrange is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Neufgrange yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufgrange | 1,364 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Hambach | 2,766 | 1.5 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Sarreguemines | 20,143 | 2.4 | C+ | B+ | C | D |
| Woustviller | 2,786 | 2.9 | — | A− | — | D |
| Grosbliederstroff | 3,346 | 5.7 | — | A− | — | C |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 6.1 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 3,016 | 6.6 | — | A− | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Neufgrange has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 334 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean de Pange in 2025, 2 points above 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
Neufgrange is a commune of 1,364 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Sarreguemines Confluences. 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 4, 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.