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635 residents make their home in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.

Population

635

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.53

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,340

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Meisenthal a good place to live?

There are no grades for Meisenthal: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Meisenthal stand out

The one thing Meisenthal does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 55.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Maison du maître-verrier Martin Walter · Inscrit · Photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Meisenthal’s story

Meisenthal in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Meisenthal counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1930First protected: Autel druidique Breitenstein
1996Most recently protected: Maison du maître-verrier Martin Walter

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Nearby attractions

Verrerie de Meisenthal and 15 more in and around Meisenthal

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Meisenthal. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumVerrerie de Meisenthalin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Lanzyin town AttractionAttractionColonne de Meisenthalin town AttractionAttractionAncien pilier de pontin town AttractionAttractionAncien tunnel remblayéin town MuseumMuseumMusée Lalique4.7 km south, in Wingen-sur-Moder

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meisenthal.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Meisenthal than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

Graduates make up 20% of adults. 33% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.7% of the town.

55.5median age

MeisenthalMoselle medianFrance median

Moselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 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 Meisenthal
	Meisenthal	Moselle median	France median
Under 15	10%	17%	17%
15–24	5.7%	11%	11%
25–44	17%	24%	23%
45–64	35%	27%	26%
65+	33%	22%	22%
No diploma	32%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	24%	30%

Full pageMeisenthal’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.5 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households310 households · 2 people per household Born abroad4.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Meisenthal?”

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

History

Old homes shape Meisenthal: 20% were built before 1919, more than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Meisenthal counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Autel druidique Breitenstein. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Autel druidique Breitenstein Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

Full pageMeisenthal’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Meisenthal?”

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

Work & commute

Only 8.5% of commuters in Meisenthal go to work without a car, fewer than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Median disposable income comes to €26,340 a year per consumption unit. Meisenthal holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 11.7%, close to Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot5%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Meisenthal, 0.4 per working resident

11.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,340

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€26,340 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Meisenthal86.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège La ParaisonNearest collègeCollège	Collège	74	86%−6 pts

86.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate

2.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageMeisenthal’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Meisenthal costs less than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.53/m² a month

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

€9.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Meisenthal€9.53/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Moselle median€12.17/m²

€9.53/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.31 to €12.44/m² a month)

€7.28/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMeisenthal’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.53/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Meisenthal

12pages on Meisenthal

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.3 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions6 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Meisenthal counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Autel druidique BreitensteinArchaeological site · Prehistory

Maison du maître-verrier Martin WalterHouse · 19th c.

Photo credits

Autel druidique Breitenstein: Photo: Peter 111 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du maître-verrier Martin Walter: Photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Meisenthal

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Meisenthal yet.

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Meisenthal’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 →

BitcheIngwillerBouxwillerSarre-UnionNiederbronn-les-BainsReichshoffenMeisenthal

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Meisenthal	635	—	—	—	—	—
Bitche	4,966	6.7	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Ingwiller Bas-Rhin	3,995	8.6	B	C⁺	B⁺	C
Bouxwiller Bas-Rhin	3,754	12	A	B	B⁺	C
Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin	2,731	12	B⁺	A⁺	C⁻	D
Niederbronn-les-Bains Bas-Rhin	4,347	13	B	B	A⁻	C⁺
Reichshoffen Bas-Rhin	5,418	14	B⁻	B⁻	A	C⁻

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

About Meisenthal

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Meisenthal is a commune of 635 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche. 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: 635 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche
Département: Moselle (57)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code: 57456

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.