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PontpierreMoselle

Population 735: a town in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Pontpierre a good place to live?

Pontpierre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Pontpierre’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pontpierre’s story

No historic monuments in Pontpierre

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

The nearest classé monument is Ossuaire près de l'église, in Boustroff, 3.1 mi away.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontpierre.

Who lives here

Few people in Pontpierre are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, higher than Moselle’s towns (24%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Pontpierre by age and the one in the middle is 45.4. Over-65s are 23% of the population.

45.4median age
PontpierreMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pontpierre
PontpierreMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–248.7%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma19%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education28%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Pontpierre walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

Half of residents lived on more than €26,890 a year per consumption unit, above Moselle’s towns (€24,105) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Pontpierre has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Of those in the labour force, 9.5% are unemployed.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Pontpierre, 0.2 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

88.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.

88.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pontpierre88.6%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège7288%−6 pts
Collège Alexandre DreuxBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège6389%+8 pts

See all 3 schools →

88.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0 pts against the expected rate
1.7 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 Pontpierre costs less than in Moselle’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.21/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.09/m² a month.

€9.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pontpierre€9.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €11.42/m² a month)
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château comtal de Créhange and 3 more in and around Pontpierre

Heritage in and near Pontpierre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pontpierre

12pages on Pontpierre

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Pontpierre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pontpierre yet.

How we find them →

Pontpierre’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 →
FaulquemontCréhangeFolschvillerValmontLongeville-lès-Saint-AvoldSaint-AvoldFaulquemontCréhangeFolschvillerValmontLongeville-lès-Saint-AvoldSaint-AvoldPontpierre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pontpierre735—————
Faulquemont5,1092.2CA−C+D
Créhange3,6912.9B+A−A+B−
Folschviller3,9163AAAC
Valmont3,0414.1A−AA−C−
Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold3,5725.1A+A−A+D
Saint-Avold14,7555.8B−B+C−C

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

About Pontpierre

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Pontpierre is a commune of 735 people in the Communauté de communes du District Urbain de Faulquemont. 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
735 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du District Urbain de Faulquemont
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
57549

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.