Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
858 people call this town in Moselle, Grand Est home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Betting out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Betting as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Catherine, in Hombourg-Haut, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Betting.
Children under 15 make up 16%, near Moselle’s towns (17%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 28% of the population. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Betting | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €27,060 a year per consumption unit. Betting holds 500 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 1.6 jobs each. Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Betting, 89.3% passed the bac, below Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. General-bac pupils go 4.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claudie HaigneréNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 73%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Ernest CuveletteNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 21 | 81%+14 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre et Marie CurieBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 103 | 91%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Betting. Best known first.
Nothing in Betting is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Betting yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betting | 858 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 13,266 | 1.3 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
| Hombourg-Haut | 5,976 | 1.7 | C | C+ | A− | D− |
| Cocheren | 3,358 | 1.9 | B− | B | A | C− |
| Farébersviller | 5,224 | 2.9 | C− | B | B+ | D |
| Morsbach | 2,635 | 3.7 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Macheren | 2,814 | 3.9 | — | A− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Betting is a commune of 858 people in the Communauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.