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PostroffMoselle

A town of 196 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Postroff a good place to live?

Postroff is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Postroff’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Postroff’s story

No historic monuments in Postroff

The Culture ministry lists no building in Postroff as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Pont sur l'Isch, in Wolfskirchen, 1.5 mi away.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Postroff.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, close to Moselle’s towns (24%) and below compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Ages in Postroff split evenly at 44.3: half are older, half younger.

44.3median age
PostroffMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Postroff
PostroffMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%30%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education24%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Postroff has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

At the census, 10.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,920 a year.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Postroff, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Postroff than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.93/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.60/m² a month.

€8.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Postroff€8.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.27/m² a month)
€8.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Diedendorf and 6 more in and around Postroff

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Postroff. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Postroff

11pages on Postroff

Landmarks

Nothing in Postroff is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Postroff

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

How we find them →

Postroff’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 →
Sarre-UnionSarrebourgSarralbePhalsbourgHambachSaverneSarre-UnionSarrebourgSarralbePhalsbourgHambachSavernePostroff
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Postroff196—————
Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin2,7316B+A+C−D
Sarrebourg12,1708.1B−BC+D
Sarralbe4,36410B−A−B+D
Phalsbourg4,68810B+B+BC
Hambach2,76615—A−—C−
Saverne Bas-Rhin11,46015C+B−DD

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

About Postroff

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Postroff is a commune of 196 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

Population
196 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
57551

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.