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Freyming-Merlebach
Medium city · 57800 · Grand Est
👥 Population
13 266
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 10.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Freyming-Merlebach — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life68
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety43
⚡ Energy rating31
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
85.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.8 %
🏢 Apartments
56.2 %
41.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
2 328
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
32.330 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
103.470 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.190 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.45 %
🏢 CFE
0.40 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
13 266
2023
📐 Area
9.07 km²
1463 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 530 €
📊 Median age
44.0 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
64.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.0 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
27.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
1 975
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
181
+28.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
141
💼 Economic density
149
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Béning-lès-Saint-Avold
À 2.72 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Freyming-Merlebach (partie française)
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC de Freyming-Merlebach
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
80.8 %
Average pass rate · 2 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE | public | 76.1 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
4
🔬 Laboratories
2
🏥 Établissements de santé
32
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
2
💊 Pharmacies
4
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
246
📋 Commerce
64
📋 Enseignement
17
🏥 Sante
105
🚆 Transport
7
⚽ Sport
52
🎭 Culture
2
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mission locale pour l'insertion professionnelle et sociale des jeunes (16-25 ans) - Freyming-Merlebach |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 166 | 12.50 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +49 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 149 | 11.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +49 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 140 | 10.60 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +47 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 42 | 3.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 37 | 2.80 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 36 | 2.70 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -36 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 31 | 2.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 26 | 2.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 21 | 1.60 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -69 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 21 | 3.10 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -59 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 14 | 1.10 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 11 | 0.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
69 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
5.8 %
D
63.8 %
63.8 %
E
20.3 %
20.3 %
F
7.2 %
G
2.9 %
10.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| usine d'extraction | 2e quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Inondations de terrains miniers
Affaissements progressifs
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissement minier
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Pollution des eaux souterraines et de surface
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 21 900 analyses · SOCIETE DES EAUX DE L'EST
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
21 900
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
28
⚡ Charge points
152
🚀 Incl. fast charging
25
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betting | 2.8 km | 58/100 | 858 |
| Hombourg-Haut | 3.7 km | 55/100 | 5 976 |
| Béning-lès-Saint-Avold | 3.5 km | 54/100 | 1 095 |
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Freyming-Merlebach
Is Freyming-Merlebach a good real estate investment? ▶
Freyming-Merlebach has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Freyming-Merlebach? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Freyming-Merlebach is D.
What are the natural risks in Freyming-Merlebach? ▶
7 risks are identified in Freyming-Merlebach: Inondations de terrains miniers, Affaissements progressifs, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.