Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 316 residents in Moselle, Grand Est.
Oberstinzel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oberstinzel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur le Landbach, in Dolving, 1.7 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oberstinzel.
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The age that splits Oberstinzel in two is 46.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Oberstinzel | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Oberstinzel: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Oberstinzel didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.60/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Oberstinzel. Best known first.
Nothing in Oberstinzel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oberstinzel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberstinzel | 316 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarrebourg | 12,170 | 4 | B− | B | C+ | D |
| Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin | 2,731 | 10 | B+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Phalsbourg | 4,688 | 10 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 14 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 14 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Saverne Bas-Rhin | 11,460 | 15 | C+ | B− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Oberstinzel is a commune of 316 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
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.