2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The least indebted towns in Grand Est

Q: Which town in Grand Est has the least debt per inhabitant?

Molsheim (Bas-Rhin) is the least indebted town in Grand Est, with debt of €0 per inhabitant.

Molsheim (Bas-Rhin) is the least indebted town in Grand Est, with debt of €0 per inhabitant. Next come Habsheim (Haut-Rhin, €0) and Tinqueux (Marne, €0).

174 towns ranked out of 5,115

Molsheim, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 174 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Behren-lès-Forbach (Moselle) comes last with €4,059.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least indebted towns in Grand Est

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Molsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	0	9,438
2	Habsheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	0	5,168
3	Tinqueux	Marne (51)	0	10,886
4	Mutzig	Bas-Rhin (67)	0	6,138
5	Sausheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	0	5,750
6	Stiring-Wendel	Moselle (57)	0	11,034
7	Hœnheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	1	11,822
8	Brunstatt-Didenheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	2	8,395
9	Hagondange	Moselle (57)	29	9,386
10	Ludres	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	32	5,920
11	Rosières-près-Troyes	Aube (10)	43	5,142
12	Sainte-Savine	Aube (10)	45	10,616
13	Freyming-Merlebach	Moselle (57)	63	13,379
14	Rambervillers	Vosges (88)	72	5,078
15	Illkirch-Graffenstaden	Bas-Rhin (67)	82	28,336
16	Witry-lès-Reims	Marne (51)	100	5,021
17	Saint-André-les-Vergers	Aube (10)	102	13,018
18	Terville	Moselle (57)	111	7,908
19	Commercy	Meuse (55)	132	5,570
20	Kembs	Haut-Rhin (68)	150	5,945
21	Cormontreuil	Marne (51)	154	6,611
22	Bétheny	Marne (51)	162	7,093
23	Illzach	Haut-Rhin (68)	175	15,135
24	Cernay	Haut-Rhin (68)	186	12,219
25	Lingolsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	187	20,987
26	Bar-le-Duc	Meuse (55)	191	15,228
27	Rixheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	204	14,656
28	Verdun	Meuse (55)	205	17,786
29	Erstein	Bas-Rhin (67)	205	10,914
30	Seichamps	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	215	5,223
31	Val-de-Moder	Bas-Rhin (67)	220	5,167
32	Brumath	Bas-Rhin (67)	221	10,606
33	Barr	Bas-Rhin (67)	225	7,246
34	Audun-le-Tiche	Moselle (57)	227	7,435
35	Uckange	Moselle (57)	255	7,062
36	Saint-Memmie	Marne (51)	260	5,529
37	Obernai	Bas-Rhin (67)	277	13,037
38	Mirecourt	Vosges (88)	293	5,166
39	Frouard	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	321	6,510
40	Champigneulles	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	339	6,615
41	Huningue	Haut-Rhin (68)	340	7,584
42	Bischwiller	Bas-Rhin (67)	344	12,376
43	Sarrebourg	Moselle (57)	345	12,410
44	Pulnoy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	359	5,162
45	Moulins-lès-Metz	Moselle (57)	363	5,336
46	Marly	Moselle (57)	372	10,477
47	Hettange-Grande	Moselle (57)	377	7,955
48	Mundolsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	394	5,391
49	Villers-lès-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	412	15,045
50	Fameck	Moselle (57)	419	14,939
51	Heillecourt	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	421	5,495
52	Guénange	Moselle (57)	422	8,151
53	Hayange	Moselle (57)	431	16,000
54	Benfeld	Bas-Rhin (67)	434	6,072
55	Golbey	Vosges (88)	436	8,950
56	Kingersheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	446	13,495
57	Fismes	Marne (51)	448	5,908
58	Horbourg-Wihr	Haut-Rhin (68)	450	6,309
59	Reichshoffen	Bas-Rhin (67)	451	5,499
60	Fegersheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	452	5,834
61	Laneuveville-devant-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	463	6,696
62	Laxou	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	480	14,948
63	Villerupt	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	481	10,188
64	Creutzwald	Moselle (57)	487	12,432
65	Liverdun	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	493	5,646
66	Essey-lès-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	493	8,850
67	Geispolsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	538	7,994
68	Faulquemont	Moselle (57)	538	5,158
69	Wintzenheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	541	8,375
70	Saint-Louis	Haut-Rhin (68)	550	23,072
71	Wittenheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	551	15,695
72	Homécourt	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	560	6,295
73	Nouzonville	Ardennes (08)	576	5,588
74	Eschau	Bas-Rhin (67)	579	5,941
75	Rombas	Moselle (57)	587	9,447
76	Pfastatt	Haut-Rhin (68)	593	10,416
77	Souffelweyersheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	610	8,301
78	Algrange	Moselle (57)	624	5,868
79	Petite-Rosselle	Moselle (57)	626	6,228
80	Rethel	Ardennes (08)	634	7,674
81	Raon-l'Étape	Vosges (88)	638	6,010
82	Bischheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	638	18,797
83	Guebwiller	Haut-Rhin (68)	639	11,503
84	Saint-Nicolas-de-Port	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	639	7,424
85	Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	646	30,204
86	Riedisheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	650	12,467
87	Neufchâteau	Vosges (88)	653	6,981
88	Jarny	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	659	8,215
89	Pont-Sainte-Marie	Aube (10)	662	5,335
90	Colmar	Haut-Rhin (68)	664	68,013
91	Moyeuvre-Grande	Moselle (57)	671	7,370
92	Drusenheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	674	5,445
93	Jœuf	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	676	6,431
94	Wittelsheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	677	10,783
95	Blotzheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	686	5,409
96	Boulay-Moselle	Moselle (57)	697	5,493
97	Thann	Haut-Rhin (68)	702	7,897
98	L'Hôpital	Moselle (57)	717	5,237
99	Langres	Haute-Marne (52)	728	7,819
100	Pont-à-Mousson	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	732	14,470

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Least indebted towns in Grand Est: FAQ

Which town in Grand Est has the least debt per inhabitant?

Molsheim (Bas-Rhin) is the least indebted town in Grand Est, with debt of €0 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 least indebted towns in Grand Est?

In order: Molsheim (€0), Habsheim (€0), Tinqueux (€0), Mutzig (€0), Sausheim (€0), Stiring-Wendel (€0), Hœnheim (€1), Brunstatt-Didenheim (€2), Hagondange (€29), and Ludres (€32).

Which town in Grand Est has the most debt per inhabitant?

Behren-lès-Forbach (Moselle) is the most indebted town in Grand Est, with debt of €4,059 per inhabitant. See the most indebted towns in Grand Est.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

174 out of 5,115. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.