Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 515 residents, it is a town in Moselle, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Herny is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Herny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
23% 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 Herny.
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than Moselle’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Over-65s are 20% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Herny | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Herny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income comes to €27,240 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Herny number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 6.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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
Herny 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 Herny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herny | 515 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faulquemont | 5,109 | 6.3 | C | A− | C+ | D |
| Créhange | 3,691 | 6.3 | B+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 3,006 | 8.6 | A | A− | A− | C− |
| Morhange | 3,308 | 8.9 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Folschviller | 3,916 | 11 | A | A | A | C |
| Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold | 3,572 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Herny is a commune of 515 people in the Communauté de communes du District Urbain de Faulquemont. 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.