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4,364 residents make their home in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Overall, Sarralbe earns a B−: better than 52% of compared French towns, and #21 of 68 in Moselle. Cost of living is its strong suit (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on safety (B+) — an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its weakest is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B for walkability.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Sarralbe does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sarralbe 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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Sarralbe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
Wikidata records 5 people born in Sarralbe before 1900, the earliest Claude de Bexon, in 1736.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarralbe.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Moselle is 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 620 deaths in Sarralbe between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 458: 35% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Sarralbe is Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines, 8 mi away. 7 GPs practise locally.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published 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
2025 saw 62 offenses recorded in Sarralbe. Jobs outnumber working residents in Sarralbe (2,500 to 1,700): it draws people in from around. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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 · When sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Half of residents lived on more than €24,110 a year per consumption unit, close to Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents in Sarralbe at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, higher than both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 0.8 mi away. For exam results, it comes #40 of 78 in Moselle.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert DoisneauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 89%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Moselle’s towns (11%). Half of Sarralbe is older than 44.5, half younger. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sarralbe | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sarralbe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
8 notable people were born in Sarralbe.
Philippe Wahl: ActuaLitté, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Claude de Bexon: onbekende schilder, Public domain · Victor Doeblé: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | — | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin | 2,731 | 4.9 | B+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Hambach | 2,766 | 4.9 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Woustviller | 2,786 | 5.6 | — | A− | — | D |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 3,016 | 6.1 | — | A− | — | D |
| Sarreguemines | 20,143 | 8.5 | C+ | B+ | C | D |
| Farébersviller | 5,224 | 11 | C− | B | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #25 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #40 of 78 in Moselle. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Sarralbe is a commune of 4,364 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 October 30, 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.