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Some 10,956 people live in this town, in Moselle, Grand Est.
Stiring-Wendel’s weakest is health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 18.8% unemployment. It is a safe place by the numbers (B+): an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 2.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points above the expected rate. Overall, that makes a B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. That places it #25 of 68 in Moselle.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Stiring-Wendel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Stiring-Wendel 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Stiring-Wendel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Stiring-Wendel. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau Barrabino3.2 km southwest, in ForbachChâteauChâteauChâteau du Schlossberg3.1 km southwest, in ForbachMuseumMuseumLa Mine, musée du carreau Wendel4.8 km west, in Petite-RosselleTheme parkTheme parkParc Accrobranche3 km southwest, in ForbachArt galleryArt galleryGalerie d'exposition de la Médiathèque3.1 km southwest, in ForbachPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stiring-Wendel.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Stiring-Wendel. Women in Moselle live to 83.6 on average and men to 79.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,555 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,068: 46% above.
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.
7.9% 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%). Households’ median disposable income: €21,240 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.1% of working residents in Stiring-Wendel didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Stiring-Wendel logged 199 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (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 · Small counts of armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Stiring-Wendel, 90.1% passed the bac, close to Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #8 of 78 in Moselle. The nearest collège is 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nicolas UnterstellerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 84%+8 pts |
| Lycée des métiers des sciences et des technologies de l'information et de la communication CondorcetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 134 | 92%±0 pts |
| Collège Robert SchumanBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 52 | 87%+13 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.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 2% of the housing. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
25% of residents are 65 or over, above Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. What’s more, the share aged 15 to 24 is 9.5%.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Stiring-Wendel | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Stiring-Wendel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Puits Sainte-Marthe: Photo: Ludovic Kiefer · CC BY-SA 3.0
4 notable people were born in Stiring-Wendel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiring-Wendel | 10,956 | — | B− | B | B+ | D− |
| Spicheren | 3,143 | 1.5 | A− | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Forbach | 20,493 | 1.9 | C | B+ | C | D− |
| Behren-lès-Forbach | 6,166 | 2.1 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Œting | 2,599 | 2.2 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Petite-Rosselle | 6,171 | 3.3 | B | A− | A | D− |
| Morsbach | 2,635 | 3.5 | — | B+ | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #26 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #8 of 78 in Moselle. 92% of 134 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers des sciences et des technologies de l'information et de la communication Condorcet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Stiring-Wendel is a commune of 10,956 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Forbach Porte de France. 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.