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BaerenthalMoselle

Some 734 people live in this town, in Moselle, Grand Est.

Population

734

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.61

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,510

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Baerenthal a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Baerenthal has none. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Baerenthal stand out

The 2 things Baerenthal does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

24% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 54.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château du Grand Arnsbourg · Classé · Photo: Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Baerenthal’s story

Baerenthal in pictures

Baerenthal has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Hans Karl Abel, born in 1876, is the one person born in Baerenthal before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1994First protected: Château du Grand Arnsbourg

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baerenthal.

Who lives here

Baerenthal has fewer young adults than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24

30% of residents are 65 or over, above both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Among adults, 18% have a degree.

54.5median age

BaerenthalMoselle medianFrance median

Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP38%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Baerenthal
	Baerenthal	Moselle median	France median
Under 15	12%	17%	17%
15–24	6.2%	11%	11%
25–44	20%	24%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	30%	22%	22%
No diploma	20%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	38%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	18%	24%	30%

Full pageBaerenthal’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.5 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households380 households · 2 people per household Born abroad5.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Baerenthal?”

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

History

Old homes shape Baerenthal: 11% were built before 1919, more than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Baerenthal is Château du Grand Arnsbourg. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Château du Grand Arnsbourg 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1994

first monument protected

Full pageBaerenthal’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes11% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Baerenthal?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Baerenthal walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,510 a year per consumption unit. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Baerenthal has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Baerenthal, 0.3 per working resident

9.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,510

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€26,510 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Baerenthal is €11.61/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.18/m² a month.

€11.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Baerenthal€11.61/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Moselle median€12.17/m²

€11.61/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.84 to €15.24/m² a month)

€9.18/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBaerenthal’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.61/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Falkenstein and 3 more in and around Baerenthal

Heritage in and near Baerenthal. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Falkenstein4.6 km northeast, in Philippsbourg ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Helfenstein4.9 km northeast, in Philippsbourg ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Waldeck4.6 km north, in Éguelshardt ChâteauChâteauSchloesschen Bellerstein4 km northwest, in Mouterhouse

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Baerenthal

11pages on Baerenthal

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 6.6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Château du Grand ArnsbourgChâteau · 12th c.

Classé

Anciennes bornes frontières des bans de Philippsbourg et d'EguelshardtEngineering work · 17th c. · in Philippsbourg, 2.1 mi

Classé

Château de Waldeck (ruines)Château · in Éguelshardt, 2.9 mi

Classé

Église mixte Saint-Jacques-le-MajeurChurch · 12th–15th c. · in Reipertswiller, 4 mi

Photo credits

Château du Grand Arnsbourg: Photo: Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Baerenthal

2 notable people were born in Baerenthal.

Their page →

Hans Karl AbelGerman writer (1876-1951)

Louis LedrichFrench musician (1924-2019)

Baerenthal’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 →

Niederbronn-les-BainsBitcheReichshoffenIngwillerGundershoffenVal-de-ModerBaerenthal

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Baerenthal	734	—	—	—	—	—
Niederbronn-les-Bains Bas-Rhin	4,347	5.7	B	B	A⁻	C⁺
Bitche	4,966	6.7	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Reichshoffen Bas-Rhin	5,418	7.2	B⁻	B⁻	A	C⁻
Ingwiller Bas-Rhin	3,995	7.3	B	C⁺	B⁺	C
Gundershoffen Bas-Rhin	3,834	8.3	A⁻	B⁺	A⁺	D
Val-de-Moder Bas-Rhin	5,102	9.9	B	B	A⁺	D

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

About Baerenthal

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Baerenthal is a commune of 734 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche. 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: 734 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche
Département: Moselle (57)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 15.2 sq mi (39.3 km²)
INSEE code: 57046

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.