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A town of 290 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Merschweiller has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Only 11% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Merschweiller does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Merschweiller as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château de Mensberg, dit aussi château de Malbrouck, in Manderen-Ritzing, 1 mi away.
22% 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 Merschweiller.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of the town. People 65 and over make up 11% of the town, lower than both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Merschweiller | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 4.5%, below Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 4.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Merschweiller didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Général de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 87%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Merschweiller. Best known first.
Nothing in Merschweiller 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 Merschweiller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merschweiller | 290 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cattenom | 2,580 | 8.2 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Manom | 3,137 | 12 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Yutz | 17,391 | 12 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Hettange-Grande | 7,772 | 12 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| Bouzonville | 3,721 | 12 | B− | A− | B− | D− |
| Thionville | 42,658 | 13 | C− | D− | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Merschweiller is a commune of 290 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
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.