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A town of 562 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Hombourg-Budange a good place to live?

Hombourg-Budange has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Château de Hombourg
Château de Hombourg · Classé · Photo: Anthony Kœnig · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hombourg-Budange’s story

Hombourg-Budange in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hombourg-Budange: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Château de Hombourg
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hombourg-Budange.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Hombourg-Budange than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 29% of adults. The middle age in Hombourg-Budange is 45.1.

45.1median age
Hombourg-BudangeMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hombourg-Budange
Hombourg-BudangeMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+19%22%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education29%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Hombourg-Budange: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Hombourg-Budange is Château de Hombourg. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 4.9% of commuters in Hombourg-Budange go to work without a car, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 9.3%, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,320 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Hombourg-Budange: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Hombourg-Budange, 0.3 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Hombourg-Budange99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la CannerNearest collègeCollègeCollège13699%+5 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Hombourg-Budange is €13.27/m² a month

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

€13.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hombourg-Budange€13.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€13.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.40 to €16.93/m² a month)
€9.64/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 Hombourg-Budange and 4 more in and around Hombourg-Budange

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Hombourg-Budange. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hombourg-Budange

12pages on Hombourg-Budange

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Hombourg: Photo: Anthony Kœnig · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Hombourg-Budange

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hombourg-Budange yet.

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Hombourg-Budange’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 →
GuénangeBousseBertrangeYutzMondelangeBouzonvilleGuénangeBousseBertrangeYutzMondelangeBouzonvilleHombourg-Budange
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hombourg-Budange562—————
Guénange8,0836.2D−C−BD
Bousse3,2366.6B+CA+B+
Bertrange2,9417B−DA+C
Yutz17,3917.9CDB−C+
Mondelange5,6998.4DC−B−D
Bouzonville3,7218.7B−A−B−D−

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

About Hombourg-Budange

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Hombourg-Budange is a commune of 562 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Arc Mosellan. 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
562 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Arc Mosellan
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6 sq mi (15.4 km²)
INSEE code
57331

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 9, 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.