Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Moselle, Grand Est, this town has 159 residents.
There are no grades for Fribourg: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 24% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Fribourg does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fribourg as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes romains, in Tarquimpol, 4.8 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fribourg.
Children under 15 make up 15%, below Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Half of Fribourg is older than 50, half younger.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Fribourg | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Fribourg didn’t travel to work at all. Half of residents lived on more than €25,980 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Moselle’s towns (€24,105). 13.3% of the town’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 84% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Fribourg. Best known first.
Nothing in Fribourg is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fribourg.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fribourg | 159 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 7 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Sarrebourg | 12,170 | 9.1 | B− | B | C+ | D |
| Morhange | 3,308 | 15 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin | 2,731 | 16 | B+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 17 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Fribourg is a commune of 159 people in the Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. 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.