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Home to 448 people, this town lies in Moselle, Grand Est.
Orny has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are only 13% of the population.
The one thing Orny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Aube, 4.4 mi away.
11% 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 Orny.
19% are under 15, above both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Orny | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Orny holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 5.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nelson MandelaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 94%±0 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.
A house rents for an estimated €11.96/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Orny. Best known first.
Nothing in Orny 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 Orny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orny | 448 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marly | 10,286 | 5 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 6.5 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Metz | 122,572 | 6.6 | D | C− | D | C |
| Moulins-lès-Metz | 5,265 | 7.5 | C | C− | D | C+ |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 4,102 | 7.7 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3,554 | 7.8 | C− | D− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Orny is a commune of 448 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Messin. 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.