Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Basse-Rentgen.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Basse-Rentgen than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 50% of adults
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, lower than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%. 21% of residents are children under 15.
39.1median age
Basse-RentgenMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education50%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Basse-Rentgen keeps more of its old housing than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Basse-Rentgen is Domaine de Preisch. This Moselle town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Basse-Rentgen run higher than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: a median €44,910 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 6.9%. Basse-Rentgen holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 1.9% of working residents in Basse-Rentgen didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport11%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Basse-Rentgen, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€44,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Basse-Rentgen
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Basse-Rentgen is a commune of 524 people in the Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs. 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
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.
