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CheminotMoselle

A town of 833 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Cheminot a good place to live?

Cheminot is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Cheminot stand out

The one thing Cheminot does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice · Classé · Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cheminot’s story

Cheminot in pictures

Cheminot has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1888.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Cheminot before 1900, the earliest Hubert Lemaire, in 1750.

  • 1888First protected: Église Saint-Maurice
  • 1946Most recently protected: Maison numéro 56
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheminot.

Who lives here

A town of families: 25% of people in Cheminot are under 15, more than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns

36% of adults hold a degree, above both Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.

40.1median age
CheminotMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cheminot
CheminotMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1525%17%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+14%22%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education36%24%30%

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

History

2 historic monuments, 1 classé

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

The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Cheminot is Église Saint-Maurice. 6.7% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Moselle’s towns (5.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1888
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Cheminot are out of work than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.1%

At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Cheminot has 250 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,880 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Cheminot, 0.6 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Cheminot costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.51/m² a month

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

€10.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cheminot€10.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€10.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.60 to €12.85/m² a month)
€10.95/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 Cheminot

10pages on Cheminot

Landmarks

Cheminot has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Maison numéro 56: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cheminot

2 notable people were born in Cheminot.

Their page →

Cheminot’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 →
Pont-à-MoussonPagny-sur-MoselleBlénod-lès-Pont-à-MoussonMarlyDieulouardArs-sur-MosellePont-à-MoussonPagny-sur-MoselleBlénod-lès-Pont-à-MoussonMarlyDieulouardArs-sur-MoselleCheminot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cheminot833—————
Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle14,1904.7B−B+CC−
Pagny-sur-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle3,9195.9BBA−C+
Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle4,6596.1B+B+B+B−
Marly10,2868.2B−C−C+B−
Dieulouard Meurthe-et-Moselle4,5818.3AA−AB−
Ars-sur-Moselle4,6169.4CB−B+D

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

About Cheminot

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Cheminot is a commune of 833 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Messin. 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
833 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Messin
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
57137

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 October 30, 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.