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MenskirchMoselle

141 people live in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Menskirch a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Menskirch has none.

Menskirch’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Menskirch’s story

No historic monuments in Menskirch

The Culture ministry lists no building in Menskirch as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Hackenberg, in Veckring, 3.4 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menskirch.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Menskirch, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are 18% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.9% of residents, below Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Nearly a third of adults hold a degree.

48.9median age
MenskirchMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Menskirch
MenskirchMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1511%17%17%
15–249.9%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6438%27%26%
65+18%22%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education32%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Menskirch run higher than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: a median €30,330 a year per consumption unit

1.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 8.9%.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Menskirch, 0.1 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Menskirch costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.39/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.64/m² a month.

€10.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Menskirch€10.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.34 to €12.95/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

Ouvrage du Michelsberg and 4 more in and around Menskirch

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Menskirch. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Menskirch

11pages on Menskirch

Landmarks

Nothing in Menskirch is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Menskirch

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

How we find them →

Menskirch’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 →
BouzonvilleBoulay-MoselleGuénangeCattenomBousseBertrangeBouzonvilleBoulay-MoselleGuénangeCattenomBousseBertrangeMenskirch
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Menskirch141—————
Bouzonville3,7215.1B−A−B−D−
Boulay-Moselle5,4349.8A−B+BD
Guénange8,08310D−C−BD
Cattenom2,58010A+AAC
Bousse3,23611B+CA+B+
Bertrange2,94111B−DA+C

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

About Menskirch

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Menskirch is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières. 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
141 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
57457

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.