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Municipality profile · department 57

Property in Scy-Chazelles

The municipality has 2,753 inhabitants, a change of +2.9% ; median living standard there reaches €32,470 a year.

Population
2,753
+1.7% since 2012
Median living standard
€32,470
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 2, 2026.

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Scy-Chazelles, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes15.112.1 – 18.9
Flats with 1-2 rooms14.911.8 – 18.8
Flats with 3 or more rooms12.810.0 – 16.2
Houses10.27.7 – 13.6

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Scy-Chazelles by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Scy-Chazelles

  • A304.2%
  • B111.5%
  • C29240.8%
  • D20128.1%
  • E11115.5%
  • F425.9%
  • G283.9%

715 homes surveyed. 9.8% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 70 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 25.3%.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 2, 2026

Change in EPC (DPE) assessments in Scy-Chazelles

Change in EPC (DPE) assessments in Scy-ChazellesA, B and C labels: 44 in 2022, 57 in 2025 ; F and G labels: 20 in 2022, 10 in 20250204060202220232024202557%10%
A, B and C labelsF and G labels
Among the assessments carried out each year: the share of well-rated dwellings (A, B, C) and that of thermal sieves (F, G).

The share of F and G labels among assessments is falling: 20.4% in 2022, 10.1% in 2025.

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Assessments carried out by year and by band
YearABCDEFGTotal
202210130141981193
20236474543064178
202412100793191223
202511261261694129
2026*121922123463

* current year, incomplete

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 2, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

The trend line starts in 2022: the assessment changed its calculation method in July 2021, and earlier labels cannot be compared with later ones. It describes the dwellings assessed during the year (those being sold, let or just renovated), not an annual census of the housing stock.

Housing stock

Scy-Chazelles has 1,376 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 91.0% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in Scy-ChazellesMain residences : 91.1%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 1.8%Vacant dwellings : 7.1%
  • Main residences91.1%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings1.8%
  • Vacant dwellings7.1%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of Scy-ChazellesTenants : 36.8%Owner-occupiers : 63.0%Housed free of charge : 0.2%
  • Tenants92736.8%
  • Owner-occupiers1,58963.0%
  • Housed free of charge50.2%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +5.8% while the population changed by +1.7%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)1,376
Households1,253
Housing: Scy-Chazelles compared with its département, its region and France
Scy-ChazellesMoselleGrand EstFrance
Main residences202391.1%+8.7 pts vs France88.7%86.8%82.4%
Second homes20231.8%−8.0 pts vs France2.3%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20237.1%−0.7 pt vs France9.0%9.2%7.8%
Residents who own their home63.0%+2.2 pts vs France63.5%62.2%60.8%
Tenant residents36.8%−0.6 pt vs France34.3%35.9%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Long-term empty dwellings

Private dwellings vacant for more than two years (2025)38
Share of private housing stock3.1%

Why vacancy of more than two years. A dwelling that stands empty for a few months is waiting for a buyer, a tenant or the end of building work: that is the normal breathing of the market. Empty for more than two years, it has left the market — a run-down property, a blocked inheritance, an owner who will neither let nor sell. We do not publish total vacancy from the same file: its national level varies by a third from one year to the next without the housing stock having changed, which rules out any comparison.

Source: LOVAC (Cerema, DGFiP), vacant dwellings in the private housing stock · recorded on October 2, 2026

Dwellings authorised for construction in Scy-Chazelles

Dwellings for which a building permit has been granted, by year of authorisation. An authorised dwelling is not yet built: allow two to three years before delivery.
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Dwellings authorised by year
YearFlats (multi-dwelling buildings)Detached housesTotal
202110313
2022055
2023033
2024022
202517017
2026*303

Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 2, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 2, 2026

Population and households

Population2,753
Households1,253
People per household2.20

Change in the population of Scy-Chazelles

Population trendPopulation: 2,123 in 1968, 2,753 in 20232,0002,500196819821999201220232,753 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by +1.7%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 2, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of Scy-ChazellesUnder 18 : 17.4%18 to 24 : 6.0%25 to 29 : 4.8%30 and over : 71.9%
  • Under 1847117.4%
  • 18 to 241626.0%
  • 25 to 291304.8%
  • 30 and over1,95071.9%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in Scy-ChazellesEmployed workers : 54.6%Unemployed : 3.6%Retired people : 30.0%Pupils and students : 6.2%Other economically inactive : 5.6%
  • Employed workers1,27654.6%
  • Unemployed853.6%
  • Retired people70130.0%
  • Pupils and students1456.2%
  • Other economically inactive1325.6%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Scy-Chazelles compared with its département, its region and France
Scy-ChazellesMoselleGrand EstFrance
Population trend2012-2023+1.7%−2.7 pts vs France+0.5%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202346.9 years+4.4 yrs vs France43.4 years43.3 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202324.5%−4.3 pts vs France27.2%28.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202323.8%+2.5 pts vs France21.1%21.6%21.3%
People per household20232.2≈ France2.22.22.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Scy-Chazelles, a household has 2.20 people on average, the same as in France (2.17).

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 2, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Scy-Chazelles compared with its département, its region and France
Scy-ChazellesMoselleGrand EstFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€32,470+25% vs France€26,030€25,850€25,920
Poverty rate20239.0%−6.9 pts vs France16.6%15.9%15.9%
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20236.5%−4.5 pts vs France10.9%11.3%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202378.2%+2.5 pts vs France74.9%75.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202330.0%+1.9 pt vs France27.6%28.6%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20236.2%−1.4 pt vs France6.6%7.2%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Scy-Chazelles

Number of businesses located in Scy-ChazellesBusinesses: 197 in 2014, 284 in 2024200250201420162018202020222024284
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

284 businesses in 2024, compared with 197 in 2014: +44.2% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
2014197
2015219
2016212
2017218
2018228
2019217
2020229
2021252
2022266
2023271
2024284

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 2, 2026

Businesses: Scy-Chazelles compared with its département, its region and France
Scy-ChazellesMoselleGrand EstFrance
Number of businesses202428469,116425,3156,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024+30.9%+5.9 pts vs France+23.7%+23.2%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants2024103.2+6% vs France65.776.497.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in Scy-ChazellesSole traders : 31.3%SAS and SASU : 12.7%SARL and EURL : 13.2%Civil companies, including SCI : 41.3%Other forms : 1.5%
  • Sole traders20931.3%
  • SAS and SASU8512.7%
  • SARL and EURL8813.2%
  • Civil companies, including SCI27641.3%
  • Other forms101.5%
Businesses with an open establishment in Scy-Chazelles, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 57160. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 519 registrations for 149 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
202111132
202210732
20238130
20248521
202513534
2026*7220

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 2, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 2, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 28.82% in Scy-Chazelles.

Rate voted by the commune26.40%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes2.42%
Overall rate on built properties (total)28.82%
Household waste collection tax (TEOM)9.25%
Overall rate on undeveloped land98.71%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Scy-Chazelles, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 28.82% = €432 a year.

On top of this comes the household waste collection tax (TEOM), calculated on the same base: €1,500 × 9.25% = €139. A landlord can recover it from their tenant; the property tax (taxe foncière), by contrast, remains payable by the owner.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202126.40%28.83%9.25%
202226.40%28.80%9.25%
202326.40%28.83%9.25%
202426.40%28.82%9.25%

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by -0.01 point.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Living environment

Services and shops in the commune

Health
General practitionerDentistNurse
Shops
Grocery or convenience storeSupermarketPetrol station
Education and early years
Nursery or primary school
Services and transport
Bank

How to read this list. It shows the services for which at least one establishment is recorded in the commune. A service that does not appear is not necessarily absent: INSEE does not locate every facility with the same precision, and the list only includes the main ones.

Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database 2024

Public transport

14 public transport stops are located in the municipality, or 5.1 stops per 1,000 inhabitants.

Public transport stops in Scy-Chazelles

Map of public transport stops in Scy-Chazelles
  • Stops14

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Each dot is a bus, tram, metro or train stop. The map shows where the network is dense: it says nothing about frequency of service.

Source: transport.data.gouv.fr, scheduled timetables of networks · recorded on October 2, 2026

Stops by network

  • Agrégat des réseaux urbains et interurbains du Grand Est7
  • Réseau urbain Le Met'7

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre99.1%
    1,675 connectable out of 1,690

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Electric cars

Of the 103 passenger cars registered in the commune in 2024:

  • Electric cars18.4%
  • Plug-in hybrids9.7%

Why this share may look high. These are cars registered during the year, not all those on the road: electric vehicles weigh far more in recent purchases than in the overall fleet. Company and rental vehicles are also registered at the company's address, which inflates the share in communes that host head offices or rental firms.

Source: Ministry of Ecological Transition, passenger car registrations · recorded on October 2, 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Scy-Chazelles, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

High exposurelevel 3 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Seismicity

Very lowlevel 1 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: In this zone, no seismic rules apply to detached houses.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

Risk prevention plans

2in the commune

The commune is covered by a prevention plan for: flooding, ground movement. This is a document issued by the prefect that delimits the exposed zones.

For a property: In the delimited zones, building or extending may be prohibited or subject to requirements. The plan does not necessarily cover the whole commune: only the risk statement provided before a sale or letting says whether the address is affected.

Classified installations (ICPE)

5in the commune

A classified installation is an activity that the law subjects to declaration or authorisation because it may cause nuisance: factory, warehouse, livestock farm, petrol station, waste recycling centre, boiler room.

For a property: Their number mainly reflects the commune's economic activity: most pose no danger to neighbours. What matters is their nature and their distance from the property.

Installations and cavities recorded in Scy-Chazelles

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in Scy-ChazellesClassified installations — ELECTRICITE GENERALE PIERRE HARTARDClassified installations — FOREST DISTRIBUTIONClassified installations — LE RELAIS DE PARISClassified installations — SCYCADISClassified installations — FLAVY'S
  • Classified installations5

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 2, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 2, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Scy-Chazelles

How many inhabitants does Scy-Chazelles have?
Scy-Chazelles has 2,753 inhabitants, with a change of +2.9% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Scy-Chazelles?
25.3% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Scy-Chazelles?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 28.8%, of which 26.4% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.