Half of Terville is under 39.3, younger than 83% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person make up 24%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 13% of households are single parents. Terville has more households in social housing than 79% of compared French towns, at 21%. At the 2023 Census, 7,801 people lived in the town, in 3,580 households.
Throughout this page, the Moselle median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Terville
Growing fast
Terville had 6,556 residents at the 2012 census and 7,801 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Terville outgrew 89% of compared French towns: +19%
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Moselle town −1%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +7%; 2017 to 2023, +11%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 81% of compared French towns: 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Terville 39.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 78% of compared French towns: 9.2%. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 65% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Terville sits above 78% of compared French towns for flats (54%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Terville sits close to the norm on second homes: 1.2%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up about one in 15 here (6.6%).
Median standard of living: €27,360 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Terville’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,360 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 65% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 19.0%.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 73% of compared French towns, at 14%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manual worker: 15% of the total. On average, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 84% of compared French towns: 14%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Moselle has 12%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 84% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. About one in 11: that is how common foreign nationals are in Terville (9.5%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 28% in Terville, more than in 69% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents account for 42%. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of graduates of higher education than 71% of compared French towns: 36%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
17% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
41 French towns of 7,700 to 7,897 people: this is the 6th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Corte (28.3), the oldest Pézenas (52.5).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Terville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terville | 39.3 | 17% | 1.2% | 14% |
| Thionville 42,658 · 1.4 mi | 41.4 | 20% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Florange 12,035 · 1.7 mi | 42.5 | 20% | 0.5% | 17% |
| Serémange-Erzange 4,251 · 2.6 mi | 43.4 | 21% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Yutz 17,391 · 2.8 mi | 41 | 19% | 1.3% | 13% |
| Manom 3,137 · 2.8 mi | 44.4 | 22% | 2% | 6.8% |
| Uckange 7,021 · 3 mi | 37.3 | 18% | 0.5% | 22% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Terville
What is the population of Terville?
7,801 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (6,556).
How old are Terville’s residents?
The median age is 39.3, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Terville?
48, with occasional dwellings: 1.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Terville?
INSEE counts 1,130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 14% of residents, and 740 foreign nationals (9.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Terville?
€27,360 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 19.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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