Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Destry.
Who lives here
Few people in Destry are 15 to 24: 4.5%, fewer than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
16% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
42.7median age
DestryMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Destry run higher than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns: a median €28,880 a year per consumption unit
5.5% 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%). The jobless rate is 7.0%. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Destry didn’t travel to work at all.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Destry, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Destry
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Destry is a commune of 115 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie. 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
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.