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Municipality profile · department 57

Property in Vittersbourg

The municipality has 334 inhabitants, a change of -6.7% ; median living standard there reaches €23,460 a year.

Population
334
-4.8% since 2012
Median living standard
€23,460
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 3, 2026.

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Vittersbourg, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes8.87.0 – 10.9
Flats with 1-2 rooms9.77.6 – 12.4
Flats with 3 or more rooms7.96.4 – 9.8
Houses8.76.6 – 11.4

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 Vittersbourg 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 Vittersbourg

  • A27.7%
  • B415.4%
  • C27.7%
  • D830.8%
  • E415.4%
  • F519.2%
  • G13.8%

26 homes surveyed. 23.1% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 6 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 38.5%.

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 3, 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

Vittersbourg has 158 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 88.9% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in VittersbourgMain residences : 91.8%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 2.3%Vacant dwellings : 5.9%
  • Main residences91.8%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings2.3%
  • Vacant dwellings5.9%
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 VittersbourgTenants : 17.2%Owner-occupiers : 79.7%Housed free of charge : 3.1%
  • Tenants5817.2%
  • Owner-occupiers26979.7%
  • Housed free of charge103.1%
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 +13.1% while the population changed by -4.8%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)158
Households141
Housing: Vittersbourg compared with its département, its region and France
VittersbourgMoselleGrand EstFrance
Main residences202391.8%+9.4 pts vs France88.7%86.8%82.4%
Second homes20232.3%−7.5 pts vs France2.3%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20235.9%−1.9 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 residents17.2%−20.2 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 Vittersbourg

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
2021022
2022011
2023022
2024000
2025000
2026*000

Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 3, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 3, 2026

Population and households

Population334
Households141
People per household2.37

Change in the population of Vittersbourg

Population trendPopulation: 322 in 1968, 334 in 202330035019681982199920122023334 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 -4.8%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of VittersbourgUnder 18 : 18.6%18 to 24 : 7.2%25 to 29 : 2.7%30 and over : 71.5%
  • Under 186118.6%
  • 18 to 24247.2%
  • 25 to 2992.7%
  • 30 and over23571.5%
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 VittersbourgEmployed workers : 50.4%Unemployed : 2.5%Retired people : 30.7%Pupils and students : 7.2%Other economically inactive : 9.2%
  • Employed workers14350.4%
  • Unemployed72.5%
  • Retired people8730.7%
  • Pupils and students207.2%
  • Other economically inactive269.2%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Vittersbourg compared with its département, its region and France
VittersbourgMoselleGrand EstFrance
Population trend2012-2023-4.8%−9.2 pts vs France+0.5%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202346.8 years+4.3 yrs vs France43.4 years43.3 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202326.9%−1.9 pt vs France27.2%28.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202324.3%+3.0 pts vs France21.1%21.6%21.3%
People per household20232.4+9% 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 Vittersbourg, a household has 2.37 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 3, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Vittersbourg compared with its département, its region and France
VittersbourgMoselleGrand EstFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€23,460−9% vs France€26,030€25,850€25,920
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20234.8%−6.2 pts vs France10.9%11.3%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202373.2%−2.5 pts vs France74.9%75.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202330.7%+2.6 pts vs France27.6%28.6%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20237.2%≈ 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 3, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Vittersbourg

Number of businesses located in VittersbourgBusinesses: 16 in 2014, 19 in 20241618202220142016201820202022202419
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.

19 businesses in 2024, compared with 16 in 2014: +18.8% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
201416
201519
201620
201718
201818
201919
202022
202121
202217
202319
202419

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 3, 2026

Businesses: Vittersbourg compared with its département, its region and France
VittersbourgMoselleGrand EstFrance
Number of businesses20241969,116425,3156,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-20240.0%−25.0 pts vs France+23.7%+23.2%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202456.9−42% 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 VittersbourgSole traders : 67.7%SAS and SASU : 6.5%SARL and EURL : 9.7%Civil companies, including SCI : 16.1%
  • Sole traders2167.7%
  • SAS and SASU26.5%
  • SARL and EURL39.7%
  • Civil companies, including SCI516.1%
Businesses with an open establishment in Vittersbourg, 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 3, 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 57670. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 141 registrations for 44 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
20213113
20222613
20231910
2024285
2025373
2026*253

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 3, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 3, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 27.64% in Vittersbourg.

Rate voted by the commune24.39%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes3.25%
Overall rate on built properties (total)27.64%
Overall rate on undeveloped land87.13%
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 Vittersbourg, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 27.64% = €415 a year.

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
202124.39%27.55%—
202224.39%27.64%—
202324.39%27.65%—
202424.39%27.64%—

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +0.09 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 3, 2026

Living environment

Services and shops in the commune

Health
Nurse
Shops
Butcher's
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

Public transport

2 public transport stops are located in the municipality, or 6.0 stops per 1,000 inhabitants.

Public transport stops in Vittersbourg

Map of public transport stops in Vittersbourg
  • Stops2

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Each dot is a bus, tram, metro or train stop. The map shows where the network is dense: it says nothing about frequency of service.

Source: transport.data.gouv.fr, scheduled timetables of networks · recorded on October 3, 2026

Stops by network

  • Agrégat des réseaux urbains et interurbains du Grand Est2

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre99.5%
    189 connectable out of 190

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 Vittersbourg, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

High exposurelevel 3 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 Vittersbourg

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in VittersbourgClassified installations — GAEC RECONNU BERNARD
  • 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 3, 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 3, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Vittersbourg

How many inhabitants does Vittersbourg have?
Vittersbourg has 334 inhabitants, with a change of -6.7% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Vittersbourg?
38.5% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Vittersbourg?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 27.6%, of which 24.4% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.