Living in Longwy
In Longwy, advertised rents for new lettings average €12.84 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 17.8% (2022).
The unemployment rate was 17.8% at the end of 2022. The city covered 5.34 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 2,936.1 people per km² in 2023. At the start of 2023, Longwy had a population of 15,679.
Pricier rent than 66% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 63% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Longwy?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Longwy?
Average net cold rent is 12.84 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 12.84 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr24
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre20Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 757.3 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Dwellings | 8,720 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 7,800 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 12.84 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr24Official |
Is Longwy a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 770 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.84 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Longwy?
The unemployment rate is about 17.8 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 17.82 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Longwy 17.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 91.33 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 91.33 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.5Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,641 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr25Official |
| Unemployment rate | 17.82 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official |
What does a salary buy in Longwy?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,008 |
| Rent, 60 m²€12.84/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €770 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,174 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Longwy. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Longwy. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 10 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official |
| Schools | 19 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Longwy's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Longwy?
Police recorded about 5,332 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,332 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 91.3% in March 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Longwy. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Longwy?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Longwy 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.04 · Feb 16.41 · Mar 19.08 · Apr 24.79 · May 27.77 · Jun 33.35 · Jul 39.52 · Aug 38.17 · Sep 33.87 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 18.33 · Dec 13.54 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -15.77 · Feb -18.07 · Mar -12.1 · Apr -5.12 · May -1.51 · Jun 2.92 · Jul 5.67 · Aug 5.7 · Sep 1.68 · Oct -5.21 · Nov -6.97 · Dec -14.41 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.52 · Feb 1.19 · Mar 4.46 · Apr 8.68 · May 12.59 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.13 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 9.76 · Nov 4.99 · Dec 1.49 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 58.8% between 2013 and 2024, from 17.0 to 7.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Longwy?
The published population was 15,679 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9
By nationality
National passport80.2%Foreign residents19.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 5.34 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,110 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official |
| Population density | 2,936 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Population | 15,679 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official |
International community in Longwy
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 15,679 | 100.0% |
| Français | 11,846.439 | 75.6% |
| Etranger | 3,832.561 | 24.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official |
Alternatives for people set on Longwy
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Mont-Saint-Martin as a Longwy alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 9,361 Mont-Saint-Martin vs 15,679 Longwy−40%
- Unemployment: 16.7% Mont-Saint-Martin vs 17.8% Longwy−7%
- Rent: €12.55/m² Mont-Saint-Martin vs €12.84/m² Longwysame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,093 Mont-Saint-Martin vs 5,332 Longwy−4%
- Nearest airport: 71.0 km Mont-Saint-Martin vs 70.0 km Longwysame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,641 Mont-Saint-Martin vs €2,641 Longwysame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Mont-Saint-Martin vs 7.0 µg/m³ Longwysame level
Sartrouville as a Longwy alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 268 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 15,679 Longwy+237%
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 17.8% Longwy−41%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,641 Longwy+26%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €12.84/m² Longwyno percentage
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 70.0 km Longwy−74%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,332 Longwy−14%
Cities near Longwy
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 12.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 26.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-07-31
- Rent
- 1,000 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 29.85 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
- Salary
- 3,800 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 36.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
- Salary
- 5,224 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
- Rent
- 27.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
- Salary
- 4,940 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in France
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Longwy when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Longwy?
The published population was 15,679 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Longwy?
Average net cold rent is 12.84 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 899 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Longwy?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Longwy?
Police recorded about 5,332 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Longwy?
The unemployment rate is about 17.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Longwy?
The median gross salary is 2,641 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Longwy a good place to live?
Longwy may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Longwy?
Mont-Saint-Martin, Aubange, Rodange, Athus, Messancy are near Longwy. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Longwy?
The official citizenship distribution records 11,846.439 people (75.6%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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