Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 602 people live in this town, in Moselle, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Gavisse out for now. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Gavisse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gavisse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison de la Dîme (ancienne), in Rettel, 2.1 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 Gavisse.
Over-65s are 15% of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.6%, below both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Gavisse | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs based in Gavisse number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.1 per worker).
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.
General-bac pupils go 7.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles PéguyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 90%−2 pts |
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Gavisse. Best known first.
Nothing in Gavisse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gavisse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavisse | 602 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cattenom | 2,580 | 2.5 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Hettange-Grande | 7,772 | 6.2 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| Manom | 3,137 | 6.3 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Yutz | 17,391 | 6.8 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Thionville | 42,658 | 7.7 | C− | D− | C− | C− |
| Terville | 7,801 | 9.1 | C− | D | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Gavisse is a commune of 602 people in the Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs. 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 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.