Château · Inscrit · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Ancerville’s story
Ancerville in pictures
Ancerville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
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A town of 300 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Population
300
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.24
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,970
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%
Is Ancerville a good place to live?
Ancerville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ancerville.
Who lives here
Few people in Ancerville are 65 or over: 17%, below Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Residents of Ancerville have a median age of 39.8. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, near both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).
39.8median age
AncervilleMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP42%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ancerville | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 42% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Ancerville: 11% were built before 1919, more than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ancerville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
1988
first monument protected
11%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Ancerville has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,970 a year per consumption unit. 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Ancerville didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Ancerville, 0.1 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9 mi off.
90.0%passed the brevet
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km
Ancerville90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lucien PougueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 90%−3 pts |
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.6 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 Ancerville than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
€10.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Ancerville€10.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.43 to €12.44/m² a month)
€8.84/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 Ancerville
11pages on Ancerville
Landmarks
Ancerville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Famous people from Ancerville
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ancerville yet.
Ancerville’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Courcelles-ChaussyCréhangeFaulquemontMetzMarlySaint-Julien-lès-MetzAncerville
How the neighbors grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancerville | 300 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 3,006 | 5.7 | A | A− | A− | C− |
| Créhange | 3,691 | 9.1 | B+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Faulquemont | 5,109 | 9.5 | C | A− | C+ | D |
| Metz | 122,572 | 11 | D | C− | D | C |
| Marly | 10,286 | 11 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3,554 | 11 | C− | D− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ancerville
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Ancerville is a commune of 300 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Messin. 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
- 300 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes du Sud Messin
- Département
- Moselle (57)
- Région
- Grand Est
- Area
- 2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
- INSEE code
- 57020
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.