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A town of 778 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Filstroff is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Filstroff does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Filstroff as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château Saint-Sixte, in Freistroff, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Filstroff.
Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Among adults, 21% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Filstroff | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Filstroff holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 2.9% 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 €26,300 a year per consumption unit.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Filstroff, 90.0% passed the bac, about level with Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège AdalbertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 85%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Antoine Gapp - Site de Bouzonville PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 63 | 90%+1 pt |
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.64/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Filstroff is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Filstroff.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filstroff | 778 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bouzonville | 3,721 | 1.6 | B− | A− | B− | D− |
| Boulay-Moselle | 5,434 | 9.6 | A− | B+ | B | D |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg | 2,888 | 11 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Creutzwald | 12,254 | 11 | C− | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Carling | 3,291 | 14 | A | A | A+ | A− |
| Cattenom | 2,580 | 14 | A+ | A | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Filstroff is a commune of 778 people in the Communauté de communes Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières. 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.