Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
140 people live in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vahl-lès-Bénestroff out for now. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 15% of residents.
The one thing Vahl-lès-Bénestroff does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vahl-lès-Bénestroff as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in Munster, 5.5 mi away.
26% 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 Vahl-lès-Bénestroff.
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 15% of the population. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Vahl-lès-Bénestroff | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Vahl-lès-Bénestroff counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). The jobless rate is 9.3%. 17.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vahl-lès-Bénestroff is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vahl-lès-Bénestroff yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vahl-lès-Bénestroff | 140 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morhange | 3,308 | 6.5 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 7.8 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 3,016 | 11 | — | A− | — | D |
| Folschviller | 3,916 | 12 | A | A | A | C |
| Sarralbe | 4,364 | 12 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Valmont | 3,041 | 12 | A− | A | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Vahl-lès-Bénestroff is a commune of 140 people in the Communauté de communes du Saulnois. 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 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.