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PhilippsbourgMoselle

613 people call this town in Moselle, Grand Est home.

Population
613
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.61
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,320
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Philippsbourg a good place to live?

Philippsbourg isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 12% of its housing.

What makes Philippsbourg stand out

The one thing Philippsbourg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
12%2%PhilippsbourgMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ruines du château de Falkenstein
Ruines du château de Falkenstein · Classé · Photo: Pwagenblast · CC BY 4.0
Philippsbourg’s story

Philippsbourg in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Philippsbourg counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1929First protected: Anciennes bornes frontières des bans de Philippsbourg et d'…
  • 1930Most recently protected: Ruines du château de Falkenstein
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Nearby attractions

Château de Rothenbourg and 16 more in and around Philippsbourg

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Philippsbourg. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rothenbourgin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Falkensteinin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Helfensteinin townFortFortLigne Maginot Stauwehranlage Nonnenkopfin townFortFortLigne Maginot Stauwehranlage Rothenburgin townChâteauChâteauRothenburgin town
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Philippsbourg.

History

2 historic monuments in Philippsbourg, 2 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Philippsbourg is Anciennes bornes frontières des bans de Philippsbourg et d'Eguelshardt. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
17th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected
Full pagePhilippsbourg’s history pageOpen the page
Map2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionAge of homes12% built before 1919 · Older homesQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Philippsbourg?”

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

Who lives here

Philippsbourg has fewer young adults than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 19% have a degree. 16% are under 15, below Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents.

47.4median age
PhilippsbourgMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Philippsbourg
PhilippsbourgMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma18%23%19%
CAP or BEP38%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education19%24%30%
Full pagePhilippsbourg’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.4 median age · 21% are 65 or overHouseholds270 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad3.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Philippsbourg?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Philippsbourg, 6.3%, runs below Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

The census found 5.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Philippsbourg: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Median disposable income comes to €25,320 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Philippsbourg, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePhilippsbourg’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentGetting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€25,320 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Philippsbourg is €11.61/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.18/m² a month.

€11.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Philippsbourg€11.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€11.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.84 to €15.24/m² a month)
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePhilippsbourg’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.61/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Philippsbourg

11pages on Philippsbourg
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractions6 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.4History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Philippsbourg counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Classé
Anciennes bornes frontières des bans de Philippsbourg et d'EguelshardtEngineering work · 17th c.
Ruines du château de FalkensteinChâteau
Photo credits

Ruines du château de Falkenstein: Photo: Pwagenblast · CC BY 4.0

Famous people from Philippsbourg

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

How we find them →

Philippsbourg’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 →
Niederbronn-les-BainsReichshoffenGundershoffenBitcheIngwillerVal-de-ModerNiederbronn-les-BainsReichshoffenGundershoffenBitcheIngwillerVal-de-ModerPhilippsbourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Philippsbourg613—————
Niederbronn-les-Bains Bas-Rhin4,3474.1BBA−C+
Reichshoffen Bas-Rhin5,4185.8B−B−AC−
Gundershoffen Bas-Rhin3,8347.2A−B+A+D
Bitche4,9667.7A−AA−C−
Ingwiller Bas-Rhin3,9958.6BC+B+C
Val-de-Moder Bas-Rhin5,1029.8BBA+D

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

About Philippsbourg

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Philippsbourg is a commune of 613 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche. 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
613 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code
57541

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.