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MoëslainsHaute-Marne

A town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, home to 467 people.

Is Moëslains a good place to live?

Moëslains has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Moëslains stand out

The one thing Moëslains does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle Saint-Aubin
Chapelle Saint-Aubin · Classé · Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Moëslains’ story

Moëslains in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Moëslains counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

  • 1862First protected: Chapelle Saint-Aubin
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Landmarks

Moëslains has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Aubin: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moëslains.

Who lives here

Moëslains has fewer young adults than Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are 15 to 24

49.7median age

18% of adults hold a degree, about level with Haute-Marne’s towns (18%) and below compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Moëslains is 49.7 years old.

MoëslainsHaute-Marne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Moëslains
MoëslainsHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–249.1%12%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+28%27%22%
No diploma25%29%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education18%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Homes from before 1919 in Moëslains: 7.4%, against 18% in Haute-Marne’s towns and 7.4% in compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Moëslains is Chapelle Saint-Aubin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Moëslains than in Haute-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%

8%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €25,140 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675). The unemployment rate comes to 11.9%. Per resident in work, Moëslains counts 2.3 jobs (400 jobs, 200 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
400
jobs based in Moëslains, 2.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Near Moëslains, 96.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (93.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Moëslains82.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Moëslains96.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège la NoueNearest collègeCollègeCollège7168%−14 pts
Lycée général et technologique privé ESTIC PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée102100%+3 pts
Lycée professionnel privé ESTIC PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée4789%+1 pt

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100%
passed the general and technological bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
89%
passed the vocational bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
82.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moëslains than in Haute-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.91/m² a month

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €7.63/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Moëslains.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moëslains€6.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Marne median€8.74/m²
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.62 to €8.50/m² a month)
€7.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moëslains

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Nearby attractions

Musée municipal de Saint-Dizier and 7 more in and around Moëslains

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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About Moëslains

Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est

Moëslains is a commune of 467 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées. 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

Population
467 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Département
Haute-Marne (52)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
INSEE code
52327

Moëslains’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Marne →
Saint-DizierAncervilleWassyVitry-le-FrançoisBar-le-DucJoinvilleSaint-DizierAncervilleWassyVitry-le-FrançoisBar-le-DucJoinvilleMoëslains
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moëslains467—————
Saint-Dizier22,8583.3C−B+C−C−
Ancerville Meuse2,5695.8—A+—D
Wassy2,7718.6C+A+DC−
Vitry-le-François Marne10,99616CADC
Bar-le-Duc Meuse14,60716B+AC−C
Joinville2,91517B−A+C−D−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 November 4, 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.