Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
562 people call this town in Moselle, Grand Est home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Buding falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Buding as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Hackenberg, in Veckring, 2.3 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buding.
Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Buding | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 6.1%. Buding has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la CannerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 99%+5 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, museums and other places to visit in and near Buding. Best known first.
Nothing in Buding is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Buding.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Buding is a commune of 562 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Arc Mosellan. 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.