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CraincourtMoselle

The town has 226 residents and lies in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Craincourt a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Craincourt is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Anachro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Craincourt’s story

Craincourt in pictures

Craincourt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Craincourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Craincourt.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Craincourt, above Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

42.5median age

32% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.

CraincourtMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Craincourt
CraincourtMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+18%22%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education32%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Craincourt: 34% were built before 1919, more than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Craincourt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Craincourt are out of work than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.4%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The census found 6.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €27,030 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Moselle’s towns (€24,105).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Craincourt, 0.1 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Craincourt costs less than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.90/m² a month

€9.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.36/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Craincourt€9.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €12.11/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 Craincourt

11pages on Craincourt
Nearby attractions

Château de Craincourt and 2 more in and around Craincourt

Heritage in and near Craincourt. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Craincourt

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

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About Craincourt

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Craincourt is a commune of 226 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
226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
57158

Craincourt’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 →
CustinesBouxières-aux-DamesSeichampsPompeyDieulouardFrouardCustinesBouxières-aux-DamesSeichampsPompeyDieulouardFrouardCraincourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Craincourt226—————
Custines Meurthe-et-Moselle3,0899.8A−BAC
Bouxières-aux-Dames Meurthe-et-Moselle4,10611B−BBC−
Seichamps Meurthe-et-Moselle5,16511A+BAA−
Pompey Meurthe-et-Moselle4,78012B−B+B+C−
Dieulouard Meurthe-et-Moselle4,58112AA−AB−
Frouard Meurthe-et-Moselle6,44412C−A−CC−

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

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.