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Is Munster a good place to live? Munster is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Munster’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
Église Saint-Nicolas · Classé · Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Munster’s story
Munster in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Munster: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1896.
1896 First protected: Église Saint-Nicolas Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Munster.
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Munster: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
2 historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 1
Inscrit 1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1896
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Munster hold a degree than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 21% For Munster, that is below both Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of residents.
42.4 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 31%
CAP or BEP 30%
Baccalauréat 13%
Higher education 21%
Women and men · all residents 43% women, 57% men
Women France medianMen
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Munster Munster Moselle median France median Under 15 17% 17% 17% 15–24 9.6% 11% 11% 25–44 27% 24% 23% 45–64 23% 27% 26% 65+ 23% 22% 22% No diploma 31% 23% 19% CAP or BEP 30% 30% 26% Baccalauréat 13% 17% 18% Higher education 21% 24% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 1.9% of commuters in Munster go to work without a car, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns Munster sits below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 8.2% of the labour force are out of work. Munster has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1 per worker.
2% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 94%
On foot 2%
Public transport 0%
Bicycle 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
100
jobs based in Munster, 1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Munster above both Moselle’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
90.0% passed the brevet
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km Munster 90.0%
Median of towns 87.5%
School Level Candidates Passed, 2025 Collège de l'Albe Nearest collège Collège Collège 69 90% −2 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Munster costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.77/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Munster is below both Moselle’s towns (€12.17/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€8.77/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Munster €8.77/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Moselle median €12.17/m²
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.95/m² a month)
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Munster 11 pages on Munster
Landmarks The list names few of Munster’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
All monuments →
Photo credits Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Munster Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Munster yet.
How we find them →
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Munster Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Munster is a commune of 237 people in the Communauté de communes du Saulnois. 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 237 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Département Moselle (57)
Région Grand Est
Area 2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code 57494 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.