Châtel-Saint-Germain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 47% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtel-Saint-Germain with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Châtel-Saint-Germain sees fewer deaths than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Moselle can expect 83.6 years and a boy 79.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 125 residents of Châtel-Saint-Germain died, against 163 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. One GP practises here.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châtel-Saint-Germain · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Regional D Instruction des Armees Legouest
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital clinique Claude Bernard
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Châtel-Saint-Germain has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,260 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Châtel-Saint-Germain didn’t travel to work at all. 11.9% 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%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport8%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Châtel-Saint-Germain, 0.7 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Châtel-Saint-Germain: 12% 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Châtel-Saint-Germain is Site archéologique du Mont-Saint-Germain. On the Culture ministry’s list, Châtel-Saint-Germain counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Châtel-Saint-Germain hold a degree than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 44%
Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. 24% of residents are 65 or over.
47.6median age
Châtel-Saint-GermainMoselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtel-Saint-Germain
Is Châtel-Saint-Germain safe?
Châtel-Saint-Germain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Châtel-Saint-Germain good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Châtel-Saint-Germain
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Châtel-Saint-Germain is a commune of 1,880 people in the Metz Métropole. 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.
