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ErchingMoselle

A town of 418 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Erching a good place to live?

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

Erching’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Erching’s story

No historic monuments in Erching

The Culture ministry lists no building in Erching as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Zetting, 6.4 mi away.

2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Erching.

Who lives here

Few people in Erching are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns

13% are under 15, below Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Erching has a median age of 48.1. Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.

48.1median age
ErchingMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Erching
ErchingMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–246.5%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Erching are out of work than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Erching number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €26,840 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Erching, 0.2 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Erching costs less than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.52/m² a month

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

€8.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Erching€8.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.67 to €10.88/m² a month)
€7.28/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 Erching

10pages on Erching

Landmarks

Nothing in Erching is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Erching

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

How we find them →

Erching’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 →
BitcheSarregueminesHambachGrosbliederstroffWoustvillerSarralbeBitcheSarregueminesHambachGrosbliederstroffWoustvillerSarralbeErching
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Erching418—————
Bitche4,9668.3A−AA−C−
Sarreguemines20,1438.9C+B+CD
Hambach2,76611—A−—C−
Grosbliederstroff3,34612—A−—C
Woustviller2,78612—A−—D
Sarralbe4,36414B−A−B+D

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

About Erching

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Erching is a commune of 418 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche. 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
418 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
57196

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.