Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Moselle, Grand Est has a population of 296.
At under 1,000 residents, Château-Rouge is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews young: only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Château-Rouge does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Château-Rouge as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château Saint-Sixte, in Freistroff, 4.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Château-Rouge.
One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. 32% of adults hold a degree, above Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Residents of Château-Rouge have a median age of 44.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Château-Rouge | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €30,870 a year per consumption unit, above Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. For its 150 residents in work, Château-Rouge has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 2.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.76/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Château-Rouge is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Château-Rouge yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Rouge | 296 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bouzonville | 3,721 | 2.9 | B− | A− | B− | D− |
| Creutzwald | 12,254 | 7.1 | C− | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg | 2,888 | 7.3 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Boulay-Moselle | 5,434 | 8.1 | A− | B+ | B | D |
| Carling | 3,291 | 9.6 | A | A | A+ | A− |
| L'Hôpital | 5,183 | 10 | B− | A | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Château-Rouge is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté de communes Houve-Pays Boulageois. 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
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.