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DonnelayMoselle

A town in Moselle, Grand Est, home to 193 people.

Is Donnelay a good place to live?

Donnelay has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Donnelay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Donnelay’s story

No historic monuments in Donnelay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Donnelay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Léger, in Marsal, 4.1 mi away.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Donnelay.

Who lives here

Few people in Donnelay are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 20% of adults. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Half of Donnelay is older than 46.5, half younger.

46.5median age
DonnelayMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Donnelay
DonnelayMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+24%22%22%
No diploma21%23%19%
CAP or BEP39%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Donnelay are out of work than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.3%

7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,890 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Donnelay, 0.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Donnelay costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€10.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Donnelay€10.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€10.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €12.95/m² a month)
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Donnelay

10pages on Donnelay

Landmarks

Nothing in Donnelay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Donnelay

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Donnelay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Donnelay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Moselle →
DieuzeMorhangeLunévilleSarrebourgDombasle-sur-MeurtheDieuzeMorhangeLunévilleSarrebourgDombasle-sur-MeurtheDonnelay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Donnelay193—————
Dieuze2,7704.3C+A−DC+
Morhange3,30812DB−C−C
Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle18,26214CA−DC−
Sarrebourg12,17017B−BC+D
Dombasle-sur-Meurthe Meurthe-et-Moselle9,42418B+B+C+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Donnelay

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Donnelay is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté de communes du Saulnois. 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

Population
193 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
57183

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.