A tough set of grades. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 13.0% unemployment. Nilvange ranks #54 of 68 in Moselle, with a D overall. It comes out better than 13% of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Nilvange 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Ancienne maison du directeur des hauts-fourneaux de la Paix, actuellement foyer-restaurant pour personnes âgé… · Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
Nilvange’s story
Nilvange in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nilvange, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
2008First protected: Temple protestant
2013Most recently protected: Ancienne maison du directeur des hauts-fourneaux de la Paix…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nilvange.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
On foot, Nilvange works better than 86% of compared French towns
The jobless rate is 13.0%. 1.8% of Nilvange’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,210 a year.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport9%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Nilvange, 0.2 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
80.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nilvange, 85.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 221 candidates at 2 lycées. The closest collège is 1.2 mi off.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Nilvange run higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Nilvange can choose among 3 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Nilvange records 101 deaths per 100 expected, close to Moselle’s towns (103) and above compared French towns (88). 573 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 504: 14% above. Life expectancy in Moselle: 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Nilvange · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
4.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Nilvange is €12.50/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.91/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.
€12.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Nilvange€12.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.95 to €15.71/m² a month)
€11.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,300
median annual income per consumption unit, Thionville Fensch Agglomération
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Nilvange than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population.
47.7median age
NilvangeMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Nilvange is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.7 cases of violence against people and 13.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, 96 offenses were recorded in Nilvange. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
5.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage49
Family violence30
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Theft without violence14
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.
5.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Direction Smk and 7 more in and around Nilvange
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Nilvange. Best known first.
Ancienne maison du directeur des hauts-fourneaux de la Paix, actuellement foyer-restaurant pour personnes âgées: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nilvange
Is Nilvange safe?
It grades B for safety, #34 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 49 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nilvange good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #65 of 78 in Moselle. 94% of 52 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Vincent de Paul in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Nilvange
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Nilvange is a commune of 4,341 people in the Thionville Fensch Agglomération. 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.
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