Cost of living is its strong suit (A) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy does well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Niderviller has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Niderviller with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Niderviller has fewer young adults than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a third of residents. 13% are under 15, below both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Niderviller has a median age of 53.6.
53.6median age
NidervillerMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
86.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Niderviller is 96.6%, higher than both Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Niderviller sees 93 deaths per 100 expected, against 103 in Moselle’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Moselle live to 83.6 on average and men to 79.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 151 deaths in Niderviller from 2016 to 2025; there were 141, 7% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Niderviller is Centre hospitalier de Sarrebourg Hopital St Nicolas, 2.9 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Niderviller · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sarrebourg Hopital St Nicolas
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Sarrebourg Hopital St Nicolas
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Niderviller keeps more of its old housing than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Niderviller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Niderviller has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%
At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,860 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Niderviller, 0.7 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Niderviller
Is Niderviller safe?
Niderviller has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Niderviller good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 286 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Charles Mangin in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Niderviller
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Niderviller is a commune of 1,138 people in the Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. 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
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.
