Some subjects shine; others lag. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Taken together, its subjects give Sarreguemines a C+ overall, better than nearly two fifths of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #28 of 68 in Moselle. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is another plus (B+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 34% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Sarreguemines 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarreguemines.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Sarreguemines run above what its ages would predict: 109 per 100 expected, more than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Moselle, women can expect to live 83.6 years and men 79.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 2,668 residents of Sarreguemines died, against 2,118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% more. There are 19 general practitioners in the town.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Sarreguemines · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Sarreguemines has higher unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 15.1%
Jobs based in Sarreguemines number 16,000, against 7,300 residents in work (2.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €22,890 a year per consumption unit, below both Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 4.8% of Sarreguemines’ working residents to work at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot11%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
16,000
jobs based in Sarreguemines, 2.2 per working resident
15.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Sarreguemines sees more crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 10.8 violent offenses and 16.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Recorded offenses in Sarreguemines came to 526 in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage218
Family violence101
Other physical violence71
Sexual violence54
Burglary38
Theft from vehicles33
Vehicle theft11
Theft without violence133
Drug use106
Fraud81
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.
10.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
526
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Sarreguemines costs less than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.41/m² a month
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.
€10.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Sarreguemines€10.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€10.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €13.11/m² a month)
€9.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Sarreguemines Confluences
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Sarreguemines, 96.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #16 of 78 in Moselle on results.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Sarreguemines, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Sarreguemines is 48.8. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
48.8median age
SarregueminesMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments in Sarreguemines, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Sarreguemines is Musée régional. 6.9% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Moselle’s towns (5.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Aurélie Muller: BAswim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Matthieu Sprick: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Erza Muqoli: Sogaer, CC BY 4.0 · Éric Hassli: Noelle Noble, CC BY 2.0 · Alphonse Georger: Fabrice Blaudin de Thé, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Céleste Lett: Tougay, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sarreguemines’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sarreguemines
Is Sarreguemines safe?
It grades C for safety, #58 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 218 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sarreguemines good?
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #16 of 78 in Moselle. The lycée stands out: 100% of 45 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sainte-Chrétienne La Salle in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Sarreguemines
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Sarreguemines is a commune of 20,143 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
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.
