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Home to 719 people, this town lies in Moselle, Grand Est.
Silly-sur-Nied isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Silly-sur-Nied as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument du 1er Corps d'Armée allemand, in Retonfey, 3.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Silly-sur-Nied is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Silly-sur-Nied.
Two in five adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, higher than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Silly-sur-Nied are older than 49.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Silly-sur-Nied | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 5.3% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.96/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Silly-sur-Nied. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Silly-sur-Nied as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Silly-sur-Nied is a commune of 719 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Chemin-Pays de Pange. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silly-sur-Nied | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 3,006 | 2 | A | A− | A− | C− |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3,554 | 7.1 | C− | D− | C− | C |
| Boulay-Moselle | 5,434 | 7.6 | A− | B+ | B | D |
| Metz | 122,572 | 7.7 | D | C− | D | C |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 9.4 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Woippy | 14,967 | 9.4 | D− | D | C− | D− |
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.