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A town of 1,136 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Etzling has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is schools (B+): bac results 2.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Etzling does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Etzling with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Etzling as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Musée régional, in Sarreguemines, 7 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Etzling. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau Barrabino4.7 km west, in ForbachChâteauChâteauChâteau du Schlossberg4.3 km west, in ForbachAttractionAttractionPuits Sainte-Marthe3.2 km northwest, in Stiring-WendelTheme parkTheme parkParc Accrobranche4.1 km west, in ForbachArt galleryArt galleryGalerie d'exposition de la Médiathèque4.6 km west, in ForbachPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Etzling.
In the comparison, Etzling comes below both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Etzling has 150 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,480 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Etzling, that is below both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Etzling | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
90.1% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Etzling, close to Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert SchumanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 87%+13 pts |
| Lycée Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 186 | 95%+2 pts |
| Collège Pierre AdtBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 86 | 87%+12 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.
Etzling sits below both Moselle’s towns (€12.17/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 106 residents of Etzling died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Etzling is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Etzling.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etzling | 1,136 | — | — | B+ | — | B |
| Spicheren | 3,143 | 1 | A− | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Behren-lès-Forbach | 6,166 | 1.2 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Stiring-Wendel | 10,956 | 1.9 | B− | B | B+ | D− |
| Œting | 2,599 | 2.2 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Forbach | 20,493 | 2.9 | C | B+ | C | D− |
| Grosbliederstroff | 3,346 | 3.3 | — | A− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Etzling has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 95% of 186 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Moulin in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Etzling is a commune of 1,136 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Forbach Porte de France. 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.