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Largest city in the Moselle department: the 2026 ranking

The 725 towns of the Moselle department (57) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in the Moselle department is Metz, with 124,396 inhabitants (ranked 31st in France by population). The largest town by area is Saint-Quirin (53 km²). The most densely populated is Montigny-lès-Metz, with 3,293 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Turquestein-Blancrupt has only 11 inhabitants.

The Moselle department has 1,068,899 inhabitants over 6,216 km², a density of 172 inhabitants per km², 1.6 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 18.9% of the population of Grand Est, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Lorraine): see the ranking of the largest cities in Grand Est.

The 20 largest cities in the Moselle department by population

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Metz 124,396 42 2,966 31st
2 Thionville 43,398 50 870 180th
3 Montigny-lès-Metz 22,065 6.7 3,293 426th
4 Forbach 20,721 16 1,270 476th
5 Sarreguemines 20,549 30 693 479th
6 Yutz 17,680 14 1,266 565th
7 Hayange 16,000 12 1,310 624th
8 Woippy 15,068 15 1,033 667th
9 Saint-Avold 15,006 35 423 670th
10 Fameck 14,939 12 1,200 675th
11 Freyming-Merlebach 13,379 9.1 1,477 755th
12 Creutzwald 12,432 27 465 815th
13 Sarrebourg 12,410 16 757 816th
14 Florange 12,153 13 923 835th
15 Maizières-lès-Metz 11,683 8.8 1,325 875th
16 Stiring-Wendel 11,034 3.6 3,065 937th
17 Amnéville 10,961 10 1,048 940th
18 Marly 10,477 11 970 1,003rd
19 Rombas 9,447 12 808 1,135th
20 Hagondange 9,386 5.5 1,707 1,141st

Largest towns by area in the Moselle department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Saint-Quirin 740 53 14 1,008th
2 Thionville 43,398 50 870 1,188th
3 Dabo 2,405 48 50 1,297th
4 Mouterhouse 270 43 6 1,769th
5 Metz 124,396 42 2,966 1,827th
6 Abreschviller 1,458 41 35 1,911th
7 Bitche 5,057 41 123 1,930th
8 Baerenthal 745 39 19 2,184th
9 Walscheid 1,486 38 39 2,293rd
10 Saint-Avold 15,006 35 423 2,734th

Most densely populated towns in the Moselle department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Montigny-lès-Metz 22,065 6.7 3,293 250th
2 Stiring-Wendel 11,034 3.6 3,065 279th
3 Le Ban-Saint-Martin 4,753 1.6 2,989 290th
4 Metz 124,396 42 2,966 294th
5 Talange 8,300 3.7 2,243 404th
6 Terville 7,908 3.8 2,065 436th
7 Hagondange 9,386 5.5 1,707 542nd
8 Nilvange 4,396 2.8 1,564 589th
9 Longeville-lès-Metz 4,155 2.7 1,533 606th
10 Freyming-Merlebach 13,379 9.1 1,477 631st

All towns in the Moselle department (725)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Other departments in Grand Est

Ardennes (08) Aube (10) Marne (51) Haute-Marne (52) Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) Meuse (55) Bas-Rhin (67) Haut-Rhin (68) Vosges (88) All departments

Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.

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