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A town of 2,044 in Moselle, Grand Est. It has 100 jobs for 1,000 working residents.
Volstroff has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.1 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Volstroff does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Volstroff 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Volstroff; none is classé, France’s top protection.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Volstroff.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Moselle can expect 83.6 years and a boy 79.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Volstroff’s deaths ran at 105 per 100 expected, close to Moselle’s towns (103) and above compared French towns (88). 122 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 116: 5% above. The nearest emergency department to Volstroff is Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville, 6.4 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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
40% of adults hold a degree, above Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Volstroff | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 90%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment runs at 4.5%. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Volstroff; none is classé, France’s top protection. 4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.64/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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Volstroff has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Volstroff yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Volstroff has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Volstroff is a commune of 2,044 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Arc Mosellan. 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.