Woippy grades D− overall: better than 4% of compared French towns, and #65 of 68 in Moselle. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is walkability (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% 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 Woippy 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 Woippy.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Woippy, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Moselle’s towns and compared French towns: 118 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,228 deaths in Woippy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 959: 28% above. Life expectancy in Moselle: 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 15 family doctors.
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Woippy · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Regional D Instruction des Armees Legouest
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital clinique Claude Bernard
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Woippy has higher unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 19.9%
6,700 jobs are based in Woippy, for 5,200 working residents (1.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €19,490 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport15%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
6,700
jobs based in Woippy, 1.3 per working resident
19.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,490
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 94% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Woippy records more crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns
418 offenses were reported in Woippy during 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 13.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.4. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
13.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage142
Family violence92
Other physical violence75
Burglary34
Theft from vehicles33
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft19
Theft without violence100
Fraud69
Drug use33
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.
13.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
418
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A town of families: 23% of people in Woippy are under 15, more than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns
16% of residents are 65 or over, below Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Woippy are older than 37.5. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
37.5median age
WoippyMoselle 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 BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Woippy has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.9% of the total, lower than both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
85.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the 10 collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Woippy, 94.7% passed the bac, higher than both Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #26 of 78 in Moselle on results.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Woippy
Is Woippy safe?
It grades C− for safety, #64 of 68 in Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 142 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Woippy good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #26 of 78 in Moselle. 93% of 271 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis de Cormontaigne in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Woippy
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Woippy is a commune of 14,967 people in the Metz Métropole. 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.
