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Population 3,554: a town in Moselle, Grand Est.
Saint-Julien-lès-Metz’s grades pull in different directions. At C− overall, Saint-Julien-lès-Metz ranks #44 of 68 in Moselle. It comes out better than 25% of compared French towns. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 52% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime runs high: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 24.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Saint-Julien-lès-Metz 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.
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The one thing Saint-Julien-lès-Metz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Julien-lès-Metz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de l'enceinte du Moyen-Age, in Metz, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Julien-lès-Metz 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 Saint-Julien-lès-Metz.
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
7.6% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 16.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Julien-lès-Metz has 2,000 jobs for 1,650 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The 2025 count: 124 offenses here. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 3.6% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (74 places) counts its residents as Saint-Julien-lès-Metz’s; allowing for it, deaths were 3% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 440 residents of Saint-Julien-lès-Metz died, against 378 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Julien-lès-Metz, 94.1% passed the bac, above Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #32 of 78 in Moselle. The closest collège is 1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules LagneauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 72%−1 pt |
| Ensemble scolaire Saint-Étienne - Site Anne de Méjanès (lycée) PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 63 | 100%+4 pts |
| Collège Les Hauts de BlémontBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 83 | 76%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Julien-lès-Metz. Best known first.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz3.3 km southwest, in Metz
ChâteauPorte des Allemands2.2 km southwest, in Metz
MuseumMusée de la Cour d'Or2.3 km southwest, in Metz
MuseumFonds régional d’art contemporain de Lorraine2.3 km southwest, in MetzTheme parkTheme parkPass Partooin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Julien-lès-Metz as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Saint-Julien-lès-Metz is a commune of 3,554 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3,554 | — | C− | D− | C− | C |
| Metz | 122,572 | 1.7 | D | C− | D | C |
| Woippy | 14,967 | 2.4 | D− | D | C− | D− |
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | 4,684 | 2.6 | B | C− | A | B− |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 4,102 | 2.8 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 3.4 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Scy-Chazelles | 2,753 | 4.2 | — | D | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #61 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #32 of 78 in Moselle. The lycée stands out: 100% of 63 candidates passed the bac at Ensemble scolaire Saint-Étienne - Site Anne de Méjanès (lycée) in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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.