Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fonteny.
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Fonteny are under 15, more than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Fonteny split evenly at 42.2: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 26% of adults.
42.2median age
FontenyMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. 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
Fonteny has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%
At the census, 1.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,470 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Fonteny, 0.1 per working resident
3.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fonteny
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Fonteny is a commune of 143 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
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.