Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
553 people call this town in Moselle, Grand Est home.
Chesny has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chesny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus, in Metz, 4.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chesny.
Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. 14% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Chesny have a median age of 42.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chesny | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.2% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Chesny, for 250 working residents (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 3.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 87%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chesny. Best known first.
Nothing in Chesny 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 Chesny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesny | 553 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marly | 10,286 | 3.8 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Metz | 122,572 | 4.5 | D | C− | D | C |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 4.8 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3,554 | 5.6 | C− | D− | C− | C |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 4,102 | 5.9 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Moulins-lès-Metz | 5,265 | 6.1 | C | C− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Chesny is a commune of 553 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
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.