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Metz
Metropolis · 57000 · Grand Est
👥 Population
122 572
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 13.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Metz — Score 63/100.
63
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life88
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety32
⚡ Energy rating69
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.3 %
🏢 Apartments
85.3 %
12.8 % 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.
B1
Moderate 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
17 260
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.
38.390 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
126.280 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.120 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.250 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
7.41 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
122 572
2023
📐 Area
41.77 km²
2934 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 940 €
📊 Median age
36.5 yrs
40.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.1 %
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.
24.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
31 180
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 827
+14.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2 465
💼 Economic density
254
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Metz
À 1.52 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Metz
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Metz Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
12
🏫 Middle schools
14
🎓 High schools
9
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE PRIVE ST ETIENNE | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +5.0 |
| LYCEE LOUIS VINCENT | public | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE DE LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE LOUIS DE CORMONTAIGNE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 98.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE HOTELIERS RAYMO MOON (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE FABERT | public | 97.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE DE LA COMMUNICATION | public | 95.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE GEORGES DE LA TOUR | public | 95.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE ROBERT SCHUMAN | public | 92.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 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.
87.8 %
Average pass rate · 16 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 PRIVE DE LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 133.3 |
| COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE | public | 118.5 |
| COLLEGE TAISON | public | 115.8 |
| COLLEGE GEORGES DE LA TOUR | public | 111.8 |
| COLLEGE BARBOT | public | 104.3 |
| COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE VIGNEULLES | public | 98.2 |
| COLLEGE METZ ARSENAL | public | 97.0 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE ST ETIENNE | privé sous contrat | 89.8 |
| COLLEGE PAUL VALERY | public | 88.3 |
| COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | public | 80.4 |
| COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS | public | 79.3 |
| COLLEGE JULES LAGNEAU | public | 78.3 |
| ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE DE L ASSOCIATION RABBI GUERSHON | privé sous contrat | 66.0 |
| COLLEGE LES HAUTS DE BLEMONT | public | 59.9 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
9
💊 Pharmacies
39
🔬 Laboratories
12
🏥 Établissements de santé
248
Source FINESS
🚑 Hôpitaux / cliniques
1
👵 EHPAD
16
💊 Pharmacies
39
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2286
📋 Commerce
948
📋 Enseignement
199
🏥 Sante
1578
🚆 Transport
39
⚽ Sport
326
🎭 Culture
70
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 10 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 6 | Agence France Travail METZ GARE, Bureau d'aide aux victimes du tribunal judiciaire de Metz, Conseil de prud'hommes de Metz |
| 📋 Association d'utilité publique | 1 | Agir ensemble pour la santé au travail (Agestra) - Metz |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Groupement de gendarmerie départementale - Moselle |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Direction des sécurités - Moselle |
| 📋 Ordre professionnel | 1 | Fédération française du bâtiment (FFB) - Moselle |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 885 | 15.40 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +111 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 362 | 11.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +54 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 951 | 7.80 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +50 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 743 | 6.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +52 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 718 | 5.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 592 | 4.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 577 | 4.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 445 | 3.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -52 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 413 | 5.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -23 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 263 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 171 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 165 | 1.30 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -65 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 142 | 1.20 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -45 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 129 | 1.10 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols avec armes | 22 | 0.20 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 086 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
7.5 %
B
13.7 %
13.7 %
C
11.5 %
11.5 %
D
29.7 %
29.7 %
E
24.1 %
24.1 %
F
11.0 %
11.0 %
G
2.6 %
13.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 124 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| site archéologique | Gallo-romain;1er siècle |
| église | 12e siècle;4e quart 15e siècle |
| maison | 2e quart 16e siècle |
| maison | — |
| théâtre | — |
| maison | — |
| caserne | 3e quart 17e siècle |
| couvent | — |
| hôtel | 1ère moitié 16e siècle |
| chapelle | 12e siècle;3e quart 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 3 risks identified
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 24 820 analyses · SOCIETE MOSELLANE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
24 820
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
122
⚡ Charge points
1587
🚀 Incl. fast charging
49
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3.8 km | 58/100 | 3 554 |
| Peltre | 4.1 km | 62/100 | 1 790 |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 3.2 km | 67/100 | 21 718 |
| Vantoux | 4.1 km | 54/100 | 823 |
| Pouilly | 5.6 km | 53/100 | 963 |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 3.8 km | 45/100 | 4 102 |
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | 4.4 km | 50/100 | 4 684 |
| La Maxe | 6.2 km | 58/100 | 1 056 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Metz
Is Metz a good real estate investment? ▶
Metz has a ScorCity score of 63/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Metz? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Metz is D.
What are the natural risks in Metz? ▶
3 risks are identified in Metz: Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Inondation.