Fonds régional d’art contemporain de Lorraine: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vantoux.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Vantoux: 37% are 65 or over, above Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
7.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
58.5median age
VantouxMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vantoux: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Vantoux is Chapelle Saint-Barthélémy (ancienne).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Vantoux run higher than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: a median €35,300 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 4.9%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Vantoux number 950, against 300 residents in work (3 per worker). At the census, 7.2% of working residents in Vantoux went to work by public transport.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Vantoux, 3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Vantoux, 94.2% passed the bac, above both Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 0.8 mi off.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vantoux
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Vantoux is a commune of 823 people in the Metz Métropole. 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
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.
