Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
321 residents make their home in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Hinckange has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hinckange as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ossuaire de Welling (ancien), in Denting, 4.2 mi away.
17% 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 Hinckange.
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than both Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. Ages in Hinckange split evenly at 41.8: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Hinckange | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.7% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €28,130 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor DemangeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 96%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Inter-entreprises PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 24 | 96%+8 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.
House rents are put at about €9.64/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hinckange is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Hinckange as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckange | 321 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boulay-Moselle | 5,434 | 2.2 | A− | B+ | B | D |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 3,006 | 5.8 | A | A− | A− | C− |
| Bouzonville | 3,721 | 8.5 | B− | A− | B− | D− |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg | 2,888 | 9.3 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold | 3,572 | 10 | A+ | A− | A+ | D |
| Créhange | 3,691 | 11 | B+ | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Hinckange is a commune of 321 people in the Communauté de communes Houve-Pays Boulageois. 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 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.