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AchainMoselle

A town of 76 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Achain a good place to live?

Achain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Achain’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Achain’s story

No historic monuments in Achain

The Culture ministry lists no building in Achain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ossuaire près de l'église, in Boustroff, 6.1 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Achain.

Who lives here

Achain has fewer young adults than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 22% of adults.

52.8median age
AchainMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Achain
AchainMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–244.3%11%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6437%27%26%
65+26%22%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education22%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Achain has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%

At the census, 3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Achain, 0.2 per working resident
2.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

73.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points below the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 9.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away.

73.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Achain73.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège L'ArboretumNearest collègeCollègeCollège6773%−11 pts
73.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
1.7 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 Achain than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.03/m² a month

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

€9.03/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Achain€9.03/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €11.68/m² a month)
€7.65/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 Achain

12pages on Achain

Landmarks

Nothing in Achain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Achain

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Achain yet.

How we find them →

Achain’s neighbors

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

All towns in Moselle →
MorhangeDieuzeFaulquemontCréhangeFolschvillerValmontMorhangeDieuzeFaulquemontCréhangeFolschvillerValmontAchain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Achain76—————
Morhange3,3082.3DB−C−C
Dieuze2,7709.2C+A−DC+
Faulquemont5,1099.5CA−C+D
Créhange3,69110B+A−A+B−
Folschviller3,91612AAAC
Valmont3,04113A−AA−C−

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

About Achain

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Achain is a commune of 76 people in the Communauté de communes du Saulnois. 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
76 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code
57004

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.