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FénétrangeMoselle

A town of 639 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Fénétrange a good place to live?

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

What makes Fénétrange stand out

The one thing Fénétrange does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Rémy
Église Saint-Rémy · Classé · Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fénétrange’s story

Fénétrange in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Fénétrange: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Fénétrange before 1900, the earliest Pierre Charles Petou-Desnoyers, in 1764.

  • 1930First protected: Église Saint-Rémy
  • 2026Most recently protected: Ancien pensionnat Notre-Dame de la Providence
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fénétrange.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Fénétrange, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Fénétrange below both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents.

52.7median age
FénétrangeMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Fénétrange
FénétrangeMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1511%17%17%
15–248%11%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+31%22%22%
No diploma30%23%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education23%24%30%

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

History

Fénétrange keeps more of its old housing than Moselle or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

On this, Fénétrange is above both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Fénétrange: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Fénétrange is Église Saint-Rémy.

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit5

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fénétrange gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 24.5% of commuters

In the comparison, Fénétrange comes above both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Fénétrange has 250 jobs for 300 working residents, 1 per worker.

24%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving68%
Public transport14%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Fénétrange, 1 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Fénétrange costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.69/m² a month

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

For Fénétrange, that is below both Moselle’s towns (€12.17/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fénétrange€9.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€9.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.76 to €12.10/m² a month)
€8.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Fénétrange and 5 more in and around Fénétrange

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Fénétrange. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Fénétrange

11pages on Fénétrange

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Fénétrange: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémy: Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fénétrange

2 notable people were born in Fénétrange.

Their page →

Fénétrange’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Sarre-UnionSarrebourgSarralbePhalsbourgDieuzePuttelange-aux-LacsSarre-UnionSarrebourgSarralbePhalsbourgDieuzePuttelange-aux-LacsFénétrange
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fénétrange639—————
Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin2,7317.1B+A+C−D
Sarrebourg12,1707.8B−BC+D
Sarralbe4,36410B−A−B+D
Phalsbourg4,68812B+B+BC
Dieuze2,77014C+A−DC+
Puttelange-aux-Lacs3,01615—A−—D

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

About Fénétrange

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Fénétrange is a commune of 639 people in the Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. 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
639 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sarrebourg Moselle Sud
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
57210

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.