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FossieuxMoselle

Some 186 people live in this town, in Moselle, Grand Est.

Population

186

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.76

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,240

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Fossieux a good place to live?

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

Église · Classé · Photo: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fossieux’s story

Fossieux in pictures

Fossieux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Lucien Génois, born in 1880, is the one person born in Fossieux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fossieux.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Fossieux, above Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Fossieux in two is 39.3. Also worth knowing: 29% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Moselle’s towns (24%).

39.3median age

FossieuxMoselle medianFrance median

Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fossieux
	Fossieux	Moselle median	France median
Under 15	21%	17%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	24%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	17%	22%	22%
No diploma	14%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	17%	18%
Higher education	29%	24%	30%

Full pageFossieux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages39.3 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Fossieux?”

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

History

Fossieux: 1 historic monument, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 4.1% of the housing.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

15th c.

oldest protected part

1920

first monument protected

Full pageFossieux’s history pageOpen the page

Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes4.1% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Fossieux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Fossieux walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 1.2%

Unemployment runs at 7.7%. Half of residents lived on more than €24,240 a year per consumption unit, near Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 7.1% of Fossieux’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Fossieux, 0.2 per working resident

7.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,240

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€24,240 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Fossieux costs less than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month

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

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fossieux€7.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Moselle median€12.17/m²

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.30 to €9.57/m² a month)

€8.36/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFossieux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Aulnois and 2 more in and around Fossieux

Heritage in and near Fossieux. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aulnois2.2 km north, in Aulnois-sur-Seille AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Sacré-Cœur d'Oriocourt4.1 km east, in Lemoncourt ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Craincourt2.7 km north, in Craincourt

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fossieux

11pages on Fossieux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Fossieux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Château (ancien)Château · 14th c. · in Nomeny, 5.3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-LaurentChurch · in Laître-sous-Amance, 7.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 15th c. · in Baudrecourt, 9.6 mi

Classé

Nécropole tumulaireArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Lesménils, 10.4 mi

Famous people from Fossieux

One notable person was born in Fossieux.

Their page →

Lucien GénoisFrench politician (1880–1939)

Fossieux’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 →

CustinesSeichampsBouxières-aux-DamesPulnoyPompeyFrouardFossieux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fossieux	186	—	—	—	—	—
Custines Meurthe-et-Moselle	3,089	9.1	A⁻	B	A	C
Seichamps Meurthe-et-Moselle	5,165	9.9	A⁺	B	A	A⁻
Bouxières-aux-Dames Meurthe-et-Moselle	4,106	9.9	B⁻	B	B	C⁻
Pulnoy Meurthe-et-Moselle	5,099	11	A⁻	C⁻	A⁻	B
Pompey Meurthe-et-Moselle	4,780	11	B⁻	B⁺	B⁺	C⁻
Frouard Meurthe-et-Moselle	6,444	11	C⁻	A⁻	C	C⁻

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

About Fossieux

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Fossieux is a commune of 186 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: 186 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département: Moselle (57)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code: 57228

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 November 4, 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.