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LoudrefingMoselle

A town of 290 in Moselle, Grand Est.

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

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

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Loudrefing; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loudrefing.

History

Loudrefing keeps more of its old housing than Moselle or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Loudrefing; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Loudrefing are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 13%, below Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. Graduates make up 16% of adults.

51median age
LoudrefingMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Loudrefing
LoudrefingMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–247.9%11%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+25%22%22%
No diploma25%23%19%
CAP or BEP38%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education16%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Loudrefing walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,120 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.4%, close to Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Loudrefing didn’t travel to work at all.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Loudrefing, 0.2 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,120
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

Housing

Renting in Loudrefing costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.77/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.65/m² a month.

€8.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Loudrefing€8.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.95/m² a month)
€7.65/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 Loudrefing

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Loudrefing

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

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Loudrefing’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 →
DieuzeSarre-UnionSarrebourgSarralbeMorhangePuttelange-aux-LacsDieuzeSarre-UnionSarrebourgSarralbeMorhangePuttelange-aux-LacsLoudrefing
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Loudrefing290—————
Dieuze2,7707.8C+A−DC+
Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin2,73111B+A+C−D
Sarrebourg12,17011B−BC+D
Sarralbe4,36412B−A−B+D
Morhange3,30812DB−C−C
Puttelange-aux-Lacs3,01614—A−—D

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

About Loudrefing

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Loudrefing is a commune of 290 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
290 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.9 sq mi (23 km²)
INSEE code
57418

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.