Uckange grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. Its strongest is walkability (A): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Uckange 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 Uckange.
Schools
79.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 3.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Uckange is 86.6%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #73 of 78 in Moselle on results.
88%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Uckange run above what its ages would predict: 112 per 100 expected, more than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 576 deaths in Uckange between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 512: 12% above. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Uckange · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
4.8 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 walkability, Uckange ranks above 91% of compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,300 a year per consumption unit. 14.6% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Uckange didn’t travel to work at all.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport15%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,150
jobs based in Uckange, 0.4 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Uckange than in 71% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Uckange were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.9. For 2025, the figures show 185 offenses locally.
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage80
Other physical violence32
Theft from vehicles31
Family violence20
Burglary9
Vehicle theft7
Sexual violence6
Fraud41
Theft without violence39
Drug use23
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
185
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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, 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, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Uckange, above Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
21% of adults hold a degree, below both Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town.
37.3median age
UckangeMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Uckange
Is Uckange safe?
It grades C for safety, #57 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 80 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Uckange good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns and #73 of 78 in Moselle. 88% of 363 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Uckange
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Uckange is a commune of 7,021 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.
