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Home to 511 people, this town lies in Moselle, Grand Est.
Val-de-Bride is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Val-de-Bride does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Val-de-Bride as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bâtiments des Salines et de l'Usine de produits chimiques, in Dieuze, 1.1 mi away.
14% 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 Val-de-Bride.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.5%. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Val-de-Bride are older than 51.7.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Val-de-Bride | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.3% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 200 residents in work, Val-de-Bride has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,950 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Val-de-Bride is 97.3%, above Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 119 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles HermiteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 77%−13 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Charles HermiteNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 119 | 96%−1 pt |
| Annexe du lycée professionnel La Providence de Dieuze PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 56 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · 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 Val-de-Bride 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 Val-de-Bride 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Bride | 511 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dieuze | 2,770 | 1.4 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Morhange | 3,308 | 7.3 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Faulquemont | 5,109 | 16 | C | A− | C+ | D |
| Créhange | 3,691 | 17 | B+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Sarrebourg | 12,170 | 17 | B− | B | C+ | D |
| Folschviller | 3,916 | 17 | A | A | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Val-de-Bride is a commune of 511 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.