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A town of 3,016 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Homes are affordable (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Puttelange-aux-Lacs has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Puttelange-aux-Lacs 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.
Puttelange-aux-Lacs has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The one thing Puttelange-aux-Lacs does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puttelange-aux-Lacs as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Heckenransbach, in Ernestviller, 2.6 mi away.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Puttelange-aux-Lacs is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puttelange-aux-Lacs.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #77 of 78 in Moselle. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Baptiste ÉbléNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 75%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
432 deaths in Puttelange-aux-Lacs between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 324: 33% above. The nearest emergency department to Puttelange-aux-Lacs is Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines, 8.5 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Puttelange-aux-Lacs can choose among 7 GPs. Life expectancy in Moselle: 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
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
22% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income is €23,710 a year for each consumption unit. 8.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Puttelange-aux-Lacs.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Puttelange-aux-Lacs is a commune of 3,016 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 3,016 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Woustviller | 2,786 | 3.8 | — | A− | — | D |
| Farébersviller | 5,224 | 5 | C− | B | B+ | D |
| Hambach | 2,766 | 5.2 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 6.1 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Cocheren | 3,358 | 7.4 | B− | B | A | C− |
| Sarreguemines | 20,143 | 7.8 | C+ | B+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Puttelange-aux-Lacs has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 9, 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.