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A town of 97 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Desseling is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Desseling does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Desseling as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes romains, in Tarquimpol, 3.9 mi away.
28% 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 Desseling.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. 21% of adults hold a degree, below both Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). At 47.3, the median resident of Desseling sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Desseling | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 44% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Desseling didn’t travel to work at all. Households’ median disposable income: €25,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · 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
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Desseling. Best known first.
Nothing in Desseling 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 Desseling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desseling | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 5.9 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Sarrebourg | 12,170 | 10 | B− | B | C+ | D |
| Morhange | 3,308 | 13 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin | 2,731 | 15 | B+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 17 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Desseling is a commune of 97 people in the Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. 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 October 30, 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.