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A town of 869 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Rettel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Rettel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rettel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rettel.
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Moselle’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Rettel | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Rettel is Maison de la Dîme (ancienne).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 5.6%. Jobs based in Rettel number 300, against 450 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 2.3% of working residents in Rettel to work at the census.
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.
General-bac pupils go 9.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away.
| 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.
House rents are put at about €12.49/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Rettel. Best known first.
Rettel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison de la Dîme (ancienne): Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rettel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rettel | 869 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cattenom | 2,580 | 4.6 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Manom | 3,137 | 8.3 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Hettange-Grande | 7,772 | 8.4 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| Yutz | 17,391 | 8.6 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Thionville | 42,658 | 9.8 | C− | D− | C− | C− |
| Bertrange | 2,941 | 11 | B− | D | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Rettel is a commune of 869 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 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.