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A town of 3,916 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Housing is within reach (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 29% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The drawback is jobs & income: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 17.3% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to an A overall and a rank of #3 of 68 in Moselle. That leaves it better than 92% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Folschviller does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Folschviller 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Folschviller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Folschviller.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
31 offenses were reported in Folschviller during 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 4.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 7.1. The graded crime recorded most locally was family violence (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 16.5% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,110 a year per consumption unit. 10.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Folschviller didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The bac pass rate near Folschviller is 95.1%, above Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #4 of 78 in Moselle. At the two general lycées, 97% of 584 candidates passed the bac, 1.2 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alexandre DreuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 89%+8 pts |
| Lycée des métiers du tertiaire Jean-Victor PonceletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 338 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée des métiers et des technologies innovantes Charles JullyBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 97 | 86%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 387 deaths in Folschviller between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 356: 9% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Folschviller is Groupe Sos Sante Hopital de Saint Avold, 3 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The protected list starts in the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Line up the people of Folschviller by age and the one in the middle is 43. 23% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Folschviller | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Folschviller. Best known first.
Folschviller has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Folschviller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folschviller | 3,916 | — | A | A | A | C |
| Valmont | 3,041 | 1.2 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Saint-Avold | 14,755 | 2.9 | B− | B+ | C− | C |
| Macheren | 2,814 | 3.1 | — | A− | — | C |
| Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold | 3,572 | 3.3 | A+ | A− | A+ | D |
| Faulquemont | 5,109 | 4.4 | C | A− | C+ | D |
| Créhange | 3,691 | 4.7 | B+ | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #9 of 68 in Moselle.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #4 of 78 in Moselle. The lycée stands out: 98% of 338 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers du tertiaire Jean-Victor Poncelet 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
Folschviller is a commune of 3,916 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
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.