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A town of 1,235 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Kanfen has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Kanfen does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kanfen with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Kanfen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Ottange, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kanfen.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Kanfen records 98 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 67 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 65, 2% fewer. At birth, a girl in Moselle can expect 83.6 years and a boy 79.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Kanfen | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.2% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Kanfen. Best known first.
FortOuvrage de l'Immerhof2.2 km southeast, in Hettange-GrandeFortFortOuvrage de Molvange2.9 km southwest, in EscherangeFortFortOuvrage de Soetrich4.4 km east, in Hettange-GrandeMuseumMuseumAbri du Zeiterholz2.8 km south, in EntrangeFortFortObservatoire d'Hettange3.5 km southeast, in Hettange-GrandeFortFortAbri d'Hettange3.6 km southeast, in Hettange-GrandePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Kanfen is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Kanfen.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfen | 1,235 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Hettange-Grande | 7,772 | 2.9 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| Ottange | 2,960 | 4.2 | B− | C− | A+ | C− |
| Thionville | 42,658 | 5.3 | C− | D− | C− | C− |
| Manom | 3,137 | 5.5 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Algrange | 5,802 | 5.7 | D | C | B | D |
| Terville | 7,801 | 6.4 | C− | D | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Kanfen has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Kanfen is a commune of 1,235 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.