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A town of 2,814 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Macheren’s strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on schools as well: bac results 2.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment. Most journeys need a car (D): 42% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Macheren has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Macheren does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Macheren 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.
Macheren has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Macheren as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nabor, in Saint-Avold, 1.7 mi away.
4.4% 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 Macheren.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,590 a year per consumption unit. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Macheren went to work by public transport.
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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Macheren come to 97 per 100 predicted. 218 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 225: 3% below. Average lifespans in Moselle: 83.6 years for women, 79.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Macheren is 95.1%, above Moselle’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 239 candidates at 3 lycées. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La CarrièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 82%−4 pts |
| Lycée des métiers du tertiaire Jean-Victor PonceletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 338 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Alexandre DreuxBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 63 | 89%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, about level with Moselle’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. The median resident of Macheren is 49.3 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Macheren | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Macheren. Best known first.
Nothing in Macheren 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 Macheren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macheren | 2,814 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Saint-Avold | 14,755 | 1.7 | B− | B+ | C− | C |
| Valmont | 3,041 | 2 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Hombourg-Haut | 5,976 | 2.8 | C | C+ | A− | D− |
| Folschviller | 3,916 | 3.1 | A | A | A | C |
| L'Hôpital | 5,183 | 4.5 | B− | A | B+ | D− |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 13,266 | 4.6 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Macheren has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #5 of 78 in Moselle. The lycée stands out: 98% of 338 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers du tertiaire Jean-Victor Poncelet in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Macheren is a commune of 2,814 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie. 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.