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MunsterMoselle

A town of 237 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Munster a good place to live?

Munster is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Nicolas
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.

  • 1896First protected: Église Saint-Nicolas
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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).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

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.

42.4median age
MunsterMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Munster
MunsterMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6423%27%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma31%23%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat13%17%18%
Higher education21%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

Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
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

Munster90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'AlbeNearest collègeCollègeCollège6990%−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/m²estimated 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

11pages 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 →

Munster’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 →
SarralbeSarre-UnionPuttelange-aux-LacsDieuzeWoustvillerHambachSarralbeSarre-UnionPuttelange-aux-LacsDieuzeWoustvillerHambachMunster
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Munster237—————
Sarralbe4,3647.6B−A−B+D
Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin2,7318.4B+A+C−D
Puttelange-aux-Lacs3,0169.5—A−—D
Dieuze2,77011C+A−DC+
Woustviller2,78612—A−—D
Hambach2,76612—A−—C−

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.