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Municipality profile · department 57

Property in Fixem

The municipality has 397 inhabitants, a change of -5.0% ; median living standard there reaches €32,850 a year.

Population
397
-2.9% since 2012
Median living standard
€32,850
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 4, 2026.

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Fixem, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes14.710.7 – 20.3
Flats with 1-2 rooms16.812.9 – 21.8
Flats with 3 or more rooms12.39.3 – 16.2
Houses12.59.0 – 17.4

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Fixem by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Fixem

  • A25.1%
  • B410.3%
  • C1128.2%
  • D1333.3%
  • E615.4%
  • F25.1%
  • G12.6%

39 homes surveyed. 7.7% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 3 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 23.1%.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 4, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

Housing stock

Fixem has 186 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 88.1% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in FixemMain residences : 90.5%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 1.0%Vacant dwellings : 8.5%
  • Main residences90.5%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings1.0%
  • Vacant dwellings8.5%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of FixemTenants : 8.0%Owner-occupiers : 79.7%Housed free of charge : 12.3%
  • Tenants328.0%
  • Owner-occupiers32079.7%
  • Housed free of charge5012.3%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +8.9% while the population changed by -2.9%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)186
Households164
Housing: Fixem compared with its département, its region and France
FixemMoselleGrand EstFrance
Main residences202390.5%+8.1 pts vs France88.7%86.8%82.4%
Second homes20231.0%−8.8 pts vs France2.3%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20238.5%+0.7 pt vs France9.0%9.2%7.8%
Residents who own their home79.7%+18.9 pts vs France63.5%62.2%60.8%
Tenant residents8.0%−29.4 pts vs France34.3%35.9%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Dwellings authorised for construction in Fixem

Dwellings for which a building permit has been granted, by year of authorisation. An authorised dwelling is not yet built: allow two to three years before delivery.
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Dwellings authorised by year
YearFlats (multi-dwelling buildings)Detached housesTotal
2021011
2022000
2023044
2024011
2025516
2026*000

Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 4, 2026

Population and households

Population397
Households164
People per household2.42

Change in the population of Fixem

Population trendPopulation: 254 in 1968, 397 in 202330040019681982199920122023397 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -2.9%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of FixemUnder 18 : 23.9%18 to 24 : 5.2%25 to 29 : 5.0%30 and over : 66.0%
  • Under 189223.9%
  • 18 to 24205.2%
  • 25 to 29195.0%
  • 30 and over25566.0%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in FixemEmployed workers : 59.6%Unemployed : 4.6%Retired people : 25.7%Pupils and students : 5.2%Other economically inactive : 4.9%
  • Employed workers18359.6%
  • Unemployed144.6%
  • Retired people7925.7%
  • Pupils and students165.2%
  • Other economically inactive154.9%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Fixem compared with its département, its region and France
FixemMoselleGrand EstFrance
Population trend2012-2023-2.9%−7.3 pts vs France+0.5%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202340.4 years−2.1 yrs vs France43.4 years43.3 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202330.9%+2.1 pts vs France27.2%28.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202317.1%−4.2 pts vs France21.1%21.6%21.3%
People per household20232.4+12% vs France2.22.22.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Fixem, a household has 2.42 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more families, so demand leans more towards larger homes.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Fixem compared with its département, its region and France
FixemMoselleGrand EstFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€32,850+27% vs France€26,030€25,850€25,920
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20237.2%−3.8 pts vs France10.9%11.3%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202382.3%+6.6 pts vs France74.9%75.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202325.7%−2.4 pts vs France27.6%28.6%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20235.2%−2.4 pts vs France6.6%7.2%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Fixem

Number of businesses located in FixemBusinesses: 10 in 2014, 13 in 20241020142016201820202022202413
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

13 businesses in 2024, compared with 10 in 2014: +30.0% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
201410
20156
20166
20178
20187
20198
202010
202111
20228
202313
202413

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 4, 2026

Businesses: Fixem compared with its département, its region and France
FixemMoselleGrand EstFrance
Number of businesses20241369,116425,3156,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024+62.5%+37.5 pts vs France+23.7%+23.2%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202432.7−66% vs France65.776.497.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in FixemSole traders : 56.8%SAS and SASU : 2.3%SARL and EURL : 15.9%Civil companies, including SCI : 22.7%Other forms : 2.3%
  • Sole traders2556.8%
  • SAS and SASU12.3%
  • SARL and EURL715.9%
  • Civil companies, including SCI1022.7%
  • Other forms12.3%
Businesses with an open establishment in Fixem, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 57570. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 256 registrations for 63 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021606
20224313
20234516
20244113
20256715
2026*406

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 4, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 50.44% in Fixem.

Rate voted by the commune39.56%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes10.88%
Overall rate on built properties (total)50.44%
Household waste collection tax (TEOM)2.61%
Overall rate on undeveloped land106.50%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Fixem, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 50.44% = €757 a year.

On top of this comes the household waste collection tax (TEOM), calculated on the same base: €1,500 × 2.61% = €39. A landlord can recover it from their tenant; the property tax (taxe foncière), by contrast, remains payable by the owner.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202139.56%49.33%—
202239.56%49.87%—
202339.56%49.89%2.61%
202439.56%50.44%2.61%

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +1.11 point.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Living environment

Services and shops in the commune

Education and early years
Nursery or primary school

How to read this list. It shows the services for which at least one establishment is recorded in the commune. A service that does not appear is not necessarily absent: INSEE does not locate every facility with the same precision, and the list only includes the main ones.

Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database 2024

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre89.5%
    214 connectable out of 239

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Fixem, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

Medium exposurelevel 2 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Seismicity

Very lowlevel 1 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: In this zone, no seismic rules apply to detached houses.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

Classified installations (ICPE)

1in the commune

A classified installation is an activity that the law subjects to declaration or authorisation because it may cause nuisance: factory, warehouse, livestock farm, petrol station, waste recycling centre, boiler room.

For a property: Their number mainly reflects the commune's economic activity: most pose no danger to neighbours. What matters is their nature and their distance from the property.

Installations and cavities recorded in Fixem

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in FixemClassified installations — VERDEAUX EMILE
  • Classified installations1

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Fixem

How many inhabitants does Fixem have?
Fixem has 397 inhabitants, with a change of -5.0% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Fixem?
23.1% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Fixem?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 50.4%, of which 39.6% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

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