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A town of 2,408 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Théding has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (B): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 35% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Théding does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Théding with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Théding as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Catherine, in Hombourg-Haut, 4.8 mi away.
4.5% 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 Théding.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges HolderithNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 80%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 206 deaths in Théding between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 221: 7% below. The nearest emergency department to Théding is Centre hospitalier Marie Madeleine A Forbach Chic Unisante, 4.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 5.7% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €23,180 a year per consumption unit, near Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Théding | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Théding is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Théding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Théding | 2,408 | — | — | B | — | C+ |
| Farébersviller | 5,224 | 0.8 | C− | B | B+ | D |
| Cocheren | 3,358 | 2.6 | B− | B | A | C− |
| Morsbach | 2,635 | 3.2 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Œting | 2,599 | 3.4 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Behren-lès-Forbach | 6,166 | 3.8 | B | A− | B− | D |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 13,266 | 4.2 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Théding has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Théding is a commune of 2,408 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Forbach Porte de France. 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 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.