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InsmingMoselle

A town of 605 in Moselle, Grand Est.

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Insming is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Insming’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Insming’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Insming, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Ossuaire dans le Cimetière
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Insming.

History

Insming keeps more of its old housing than Moselle or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Insming comes above both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Insming, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Insming has fewer young adults than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24

For Insming, that is below both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

42.2median age
InsmingMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Insming
InsmingMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma24%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education21%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Insming are out of work than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.8%

Insming sits below both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Insming has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,770 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Insming, 0.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Insming above both Moselle’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Insming90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'AlbeNearest collègeCollègeCollège6990%−2 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
0.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Insming than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.72/m² a month

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

On this, Insming is below both Moselle’s towns (€12.17/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Insming€9.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €12.14/m² a month)
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Insming

11pages on Insming

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Insming

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Insming yet.

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Insming’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 →
Puttelange-aux-LacsSarralbeSarre-UnionWoustvillerHambachMorhangePuttelange-aux-LacsSarralbeSarre-UnionWoustvillerHambachMorhangeInsming
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Insming605—————
Puttelange-aux-Lacs3,0167.1—A−—D
Sarralbe4,3647.1B−A−B+D
Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin2,7319.7B+A+C−D
Woustviller2,78610—A−—D
Hambach2,76611—A−—C−
Morhange3,30811DB−C−C

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

About Insming

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Insming is a commune of 605 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
605 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²)
INSEE code
57346

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.