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Petit-TenquinMoselle

A town in Moselle, Grand Est, home to 217 people.

Is Petit-Tenquin a good place to live?

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

Petit-Tenquin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Petit-Tenquin’s story

No historic monuments in Petit-Tenquin

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in Munster, 5.5 mi away.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Petit-Tenquin.

Who lives here

Few people in Petit-Tenquin are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns

19% of adults hold a degree, below Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under-15s account for 20% of the population. At 44.7, the median resident of Petit-Tenquin sits in the middle of the age range.

44.7median age
Petit-TenquinMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Petit-Tenquin
Petit-TenquinMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–245.1%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+22%22%22%
No diploma26%23%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education19%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Petit-Tenquin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2%

50 jobs are based in Petit-Tenquin, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 10.5%, lower than Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,830 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Petit-Tenquin, 0.4 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Petit-Tenquin costs less than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.02/m² a month

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

€8.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Petit-Tenquin€8.02/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€8.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €9.98/m² a month)
€8.60/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 Petit-Tenquin

10pages on Petit-Tenquin

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Petit-Tenquin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Petit-Tenquin yet.

How we find them →

Petit-Tenquin’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 →
Puttelange-aux-LacsSarralbeWoustvillerFarébersvillerMacherenHambachPuttelange-aux-LacsSarralbeWoustvillerFarébersvillerMacherenHambachPetit-Tenquin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Petit-Tenquin217—————
Puttelange-aux-Lacs3,0165.1—A−—D
Sarralbe4,3647.2B−A−B+D
Woustviller2,7868.5—A−—D
Farébersviller5,2248.9C−BB+D
Macheren2,8149.1—A−—C
Hambach2,7669.4—A−—C−

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

About Petit-Tenquin

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Petit-Tenquin is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie. 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
217 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Avold Synergie
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
57536

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.