Empty homes make up 16% in Nébing, more than in 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Nébing counted 328 residents and 150 households at the 2023 Census. 27% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in four. The figure for single-parent households is 20% in Nébing and 10% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Moselle median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Nébing
Fewer residents than in 2012
Nébing had 371 residents at the 2012 census and 328 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 30 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 98% of compared French towns: Nébing changed by −12% since 2012
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The change was −7% from 2012 to 2017 and −5% from 2017 to 2023.
Half of Nébing is over 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Nébing 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 25% in Nébing. The census found that 11% of residents are 15 to 24 locally.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of couples with children than 74% of compared French towns: 20%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Compared with other places, one-person households are common here: 40%, more than in 69% of compared French towns. The wider picture: a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of households without a car than 67% of compared French towns, at 15%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Second homes: 1.5%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for 6% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 38%. Few places have as many flats: 31% here, more than in 52% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €22,590 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €22,590 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
Nébing sits above 55% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (33%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.8% of residents are immigrants, more than in 59% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 5.3% of residents are foreign nationals here. The median compared commune in Moselle has 12%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 59% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 31% in Nébing, more than in 81% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of married residents is 39%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 14%, a lower share than 98% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification: 22%, above 66% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Nébing: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nébing | 47.7 | 25% | 1.5% | 7.8% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 7.7 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Morhange 3,308 · 7.8 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 15% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 11.5 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 11.5 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.1% | 15% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 12.9 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Folschviller 3,916 · 13.2 mi | 43 | 23% | 1.3% | 18% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Nébing
What is the population of Nébing?
328 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (371).
How old are Nébing’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Nébing?
3, with occasional dwellings: 1.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Nébing?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.8% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Nébing?
€22,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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