Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
495 residents make their home in this town in Moselle, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Montenach: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montenach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château des ducs de Lorraine et des fortifications, in Sierck-les-Bains, 1.8 mi away.
11% 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 Montenach.
18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Moselle’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montenach | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Montenach has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stood at 5.7%, below both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Montenach went to work by public transport.
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.
The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. General-bac pupils go 10.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| 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
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Montenach. Best known first.
Nothing in Montenach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Montenach.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenach | 495 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cattenom | 2,580 | 6.2 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Yutz | 17,391 | 9.5 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Manom | 3,137 | 9.6 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Hettange-Grande | 7,772 | 10 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| Bouzonville | 3,721 | 11 | B− | A− | B− | D− |
| Thionville | 42,658 | 11 | C− | D− | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Montenach is a commune of 495 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 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.