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693 residents make their home in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Escherange out for now. Few residents are of retirement age: 13% are 65 or over.
The one thing Escherange does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Escherange as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Ottange, 2.7 mi away.
2.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escherange.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Escherange are older than 40.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Escherange | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Escherange number 50, against 400 residents in work (0.1 per worker). Unemployment stood at 6.1%, below both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: 6.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · 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 and museums in and near Escherange. Best known first.
FortOuvrage de l'Immerhof4.2 km east, in Hettange-GrandeFortFortRuebenlaengein townFortFortOuvrage de Rochonvillers3.5 km southwest, in RochonvillersMuseumMuseumAbri du Zeiterholz3.1 km east, in EntrangeChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ottange4.4 km northwest, in OttangePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Escherange 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 Escherange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherange | 693 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ottange | 2,960 | 3 | B− | C− | A+ | C− |
| Hettange-Grande | 7,772 | 3.5 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| Algrange | 5,802 | 4.1 | D | C | B | D |
| Thionville | 42,658 | 5 | C− | D− | C− | C− |
| Nilvange | 4,341 | 5.4 | D | C | B | C− |
| Manom | 3,137 | 5.7 | — | D− | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Escherange is a commune of 693 people in the Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs. 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.