More weak spots than strong ones. Thionville’s overall grade is C−, better than 15% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #53 of 68 in Moselle. Buying in is costly: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 52% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A) — 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Thionville 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
More commuters in Thionville walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 30.8%
Thionville has 19,650 jobs for 19,650 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income was €28,160 a year per consumption unit, above both Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 10.3%.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
Public transport21%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
19,650
jobs based in Thionville, 1 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Thionville run higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its five care homes for older people (397 places) count their residents as Thionville’s; allowing for them, deaths were 2% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 4,161 residents of Thionville died, against 3,693 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 43 GPs practise here.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
43
GPs in Thionville · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Thionville sits above 80% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Thionville was criminal damage (2025). Over 2025, Thionville logged 1,225 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 19.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 10.3 (2023–2025 average).
10.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage511
Family violence204
Other physical violence148
Burglary138
Theft from vehicles91
Sexual violence80
Vehicle theft53
Theft without violence627
Fraud259
Drug use206
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.
10.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,225
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.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Thionville than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
The share of residents under 15 is 15%. 20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Thionville split evenly at 41.4: half are older, half younger.
41.4median age
ThionvilleMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
89.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Thionville, 93.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #36 of 78 in Moselle.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Thionville: 12 historic monuments, 4 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Thionville is Autel de la Patrie. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. 5% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Autel de la Patrie: Photo: Utilisateur:Kisscool57 · Public domain · Église Saint-Maximin: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain · Pont-écluse Sud du Couronné d'Yutz: Photo: Хрюша · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Volkrange et ses communs: Photo: Aimelaime sur Wikipédia français · Public domain
Frédéric Weis: UKBERRI.NET Uribe Kosta eta Erandioko agerkari digitala, CC BY 2.0 · Benjamin Corgnet: MrManchot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rémi Ochlik: Stéphane de Sakutin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Julien Quercia: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ernest Bour: Willy Pragher, CC BY 4.0 · Sébastien Feller: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0
Thionville’s 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 Thionville
Is Thionville safe?
It grades C− for safety, #63 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 138 burglaries and 511 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Thionville good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns and #36 of 78 in Moselle. 91% of 349 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Rosa Parks in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Thionville
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Thionville is a commune of 42,658 people in the Thionville Fensch Agglomération. 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.
