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A town in Moselle, Grand Est, home to 279 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Niedervisse is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
The one thing Niedervisse does most differently from other towns.
Niedervisse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Niedervisse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ossuaire (ancien): Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Niedervisse.
14% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town, lower than both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Niedervisse | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Niedervisse is Ossuaire (ancien). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,050 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Niedervisse: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census.
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
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Niedervisse. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Niedervisse yet.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Niedervisse is a commune of 279 people in the Communauté de communes Houve-Pays Boulageois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niedervisse | 279 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boulay-Moselle | 5,434 | 3.3 | A− | B+ | B | D |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg | 2,888 | 4.2 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold | 3,572 | 4.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | D |
| Creutzwald | 12,254 | 6.4 | C− | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Carling | 3,291 | 6.8 | A | A | A+ | A− |
| Créhange | 3,691 | 7.3 | B+ | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.