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TroisfontainesMoselle

The town, home to 1,267 people, lies in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Troisfontaines a good place to live?

Work and incomes are strong: 1 job per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B for cost of living, B− for health and B for walkability.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Troisfontaines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

WeakestDSchools

How Troisfontaines grades

Each subject compares Troisfontaines 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 grading works

Troisfontaines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

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

No historic monuments in Troisfontaines

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

The nearest classé monument is Verrerie de Lettenbach (ancienne), in Saint-Quirin, 3.4 mi away.

21% 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 Troisfontaines.

Schools

Exam results around Troisfontaines trail 93% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the collèges within 5 km of Troisfontaines, 81.0% passed the brevet, lower than both Moselle’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.

81.0%passed the brevetDSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Troisfontaines81.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la Vallée de la BièvreNearest collègeCollègeCollège7081%−7 pts
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Unemployment in Troisfontaines, 7.1%, runs below Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Troisfontaines: 550, for 600 residents in work (1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €25,550 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Moselle’s towns (€24,105). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Troisfontaines went to work by public transport.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Bicycle5%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Troisfontaines, 1 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living B

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Troisfontaines than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.52/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.93/m² a month. 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.

€10.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Troisfontaines€10.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €13.61/m² a month)
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,400
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud

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

Who lives here

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

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. At 46.9, the median resident of Troisfontaines sits in the middle of the age range. 24% of residents are 65 or over.

46.9median age
TroisfontainesMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

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 Troisfontaines
TroisfontainesMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+24%22%22%
No diploma18%23%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education22%24%30%

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

HealthHealth B−

Troisfontaines records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 103 in Moselle’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Women in Moselle live to 83.6 on average and men to 79.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 101 residents of Troisfontaines died, against 114 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. 3 GPs practise in the town.

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Troisfontaines · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sarrebourg Hopital St Nicolas
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Sarrebourg Hopital St Nicolas
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Nearby attractions

Musée du Framont and 3 more in and around Troisfontaines

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Troisfontaines. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Troisfontaines

13pages on Troisfontaines

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Troisfontaines

2 notable people were born in Troisfontaines.

Their page →

Troisfontaines’ 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 →
SarrebourgPhalsbourgMarmoutierSaverneLa BroqueWasselonneSarrebourgPhalsbourgMarmoutierSaverneLa BroqueWasselonneTroisfontaines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Troisfontaines1,267——B—B−
Sarrebourg12,1705.3B−BC+D
Phalsbourg4,6889B+B+BC
Marmoutier Bas-Rhin2,69912AB+AD
Saverne Bas-Rhin11,46012C+B−DD
La Broque Bas-Rhin2,62514DC−BD−
Wasselonne Bas-Rhin5,78015A−BB+C−

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

Questions about Troisfontaines

Is Troisfontaines safe?

Troisfontaines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Troisfontaines good?

They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Troisfontaines

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Troisfontaines is a commune of 1,267 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
1,267 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5 sq mi (12.9 km²)
INSEE code
57680

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.