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BréhainMoselle

Some 97 people live in this town, in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Bréhain a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bréhain out for now.

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

No historic monuments in Bréhain

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Baudrecourt, 5.3 mi away.

31% 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 Bréhain.

Who lives here

Few people in Bréhain are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

At 50.5, the median resident of Bréhain sits in the middle of the age range. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).

50.5median age
BréhainMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bréhain
BréhainMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma29%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education24%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Bréhain has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.1 for each

0.0% of Bréhain’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 100% drove.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving100%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Bréhain, 0.1 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Bréhain costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month

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

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bréhain€7.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.30 to €9.57/m² a month)
€8.36/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 Bréhain

10pages on Bréhain

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bréhain

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

How we find them →

Bréhain’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 →
MorhangeFaulquemontCréhangeDieuzeFolschvillerValmontMorhangeFaulquemontCréhangeDieuzeFolschvillerValmontBréhain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bréhain97—————
Morhange3,3084.8DB−C−C
Faulquemont5,10910CA−C+D
Créhange3,69111B+A−A+B−
Dieuze2,77011C+A−DC+
Folschviller3,91613AAAC
Valmont3,04114A−AA−C−

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

About Bréhain

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Bréhain is a commune of 97 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
97 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
INSEE code
57107

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.